ACDP Parliament Media Statement By ACDP Deputy President, Wayne Thring MP ACDP statement on weekend tavern killings The ACDP calls for swift action to be taken by all crime fighting agencies, against perpetrators of the gruesome mass killings at taverns, occurring most weekends over the last two months. It cannot become a norm, where every weekend we wake up to news that lives of ordinary South Africans have been lost due to mass shootings by anonymous killers. We have seen these in almost all of our provinces, and in recent times, an increase in KZN and Gauteng. Having said that,

ACDP Parliament Motion of Condolence By ACDP Deputy President, Wayne Thring MP ACDP extends condolences to family of Jessie Duarte The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) extends its condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the late ANC Deputy Secretary-General Yasmin "Jessie" Duarte. Jessie, as she was affectionately known to many, passed away after a long battle with cancer. She will be remembered, especially by her political colleagues, as an activist, political leader and a struggle stalwart. Additionally, in the words of those close to her, she was a no-nonsense, straight talker, dedicated to improving the lives of her

ACDP Parliament Media Statement Speech by ACDP Parliamentary Whip, Steve Swart MP ACDP calls for urgent intervention and easing of red tape in the ongoing energy crisis The ACDP calls for urgent intervention in the energy crisis, including easing the red tape for emergency power procurement, scrapping the 100MW ceiling on distributed generation projects, and bringing in of experienced engineers and technicians. ACDP MP and Whip Steve Swart has called for urgent intervention in the ongoing energy crisis, including the easing of red tape to speed up private sector renewable energy investment. “The ACDP shares deep concerns about the ongoing