The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) is not surprised by the resignation of the Deputy President of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Mr Floyd Shivambu, as well as the resignation of EFF MP, Mr Mzwanele Manyi, to join the ranks of the uMkhonto we Sizwe...
The African Christian Democratic Party is not surprised by the announcement of Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on the increase in the level of unemployment, jumping from 32.9% in the first quarter of 2024 to 33.5% in the second quarter. Like many South Africans,...
The ACDP joins many South Africans in expressing serious concern about the uncovering of another suspected military-style camp in our country, this time in Modimole, Limpopo. What we find alarming is the failure of our State Intelligence agencies to pre-empt and...
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) notes and welcomes the findings of the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) into the activities of a secret military camp, where 95 Libyan citizens received military-style training, just outside the town...
The ACDP believes that the BELA Bill will do nothing to transform education for the betterment of children, parents, or school governing bodies.
The ACDP sends our heartfelt condolences to the family and the co-workers of those who died in the collapse and pray for the speedy recovery of all were injured.
Eskom’s has spent a total of R65bn over the past five years (more than a billion rand per month) on diesel expenditure on emergency generation, with most of this spent in the last two years.
The ACDP and other parties have petitioned the President not to sign the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill into law, as this greedy ANC move poses a grave threat to our multi-party democracy.
In its current form, the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (BELA Bill) has largely been rejected by the majority of South Africans which includes parents, religious bodies, civil society, community leaders, home-schoolers and school governing bodies, as well as various other organisations.
Honourable House Chairperson, the ACDP understands that the purpose of these review reports is to focus on service delivery performance, the effectiveness and efficiency of resource use, and forward allocation of resources. With 100 days of ‘no load shedding’ behind...
Chairperson, The ACDP has taken note of the report of the Committee on local government and traditional affairs. Local government is instrumental in providing communities with essential services such as clean water, proper sanitation, reliable electricity, effective...
The ACDP is extremely concerned about the limited to no availability of South African Air Force (SAAF) aircraft for search and rescue (SAR) operations. This the South African Search and Rescue (SASAR) organisation has said “is a huge challenge” in its latest annual...
The ACDP is cognisant of the critical issue of ongoing fraud and corruption within the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA). The salient word here is “ongoing”. It is two years since the former Minister, Zulu, revealed that over half a billion rand was lost in...
It is the central role of government to protect its citizens, yet people do not feel safe in their homes, at work and in public places, and our communities are ravaged by crime, drug abuse and gender-based violence.
Our economy is groaning under the strain of poor road maintenance, rail degradation and bottlenecks at our ports as witnessed at Durban Harbour last year. The deterioration of our road and rail network has a negative impact on the safety and punctuality of our workforce/citizens and serves as a disincentive for foreign and domestic investment.
Aggressive cuts to social spending due to government debt, corruption, fraud and maladministration are a significant blow to the quality education of millions of poor and low-income households.
It is time for decisive action to ensure that our troops are equipped with the tools they need to succeed and survive in their mission in the DRC or bring them home.
Overcrowding of correctional centres continues to be a concern for the Committee as it compromises the rehabilitation of inmates and places the safety and security of inmates and officials at risk.