When one appoints the Public Protector as well as the Deputy Public Protector, their appointment must be above reproach.

Building standards have been a particular concern of the ACDP, as many disadvantaged South Africans have been exposed to substandard housing and poor-quality building materials, resulting in substandard RDP houses.

Debt service costs of R381 billion per year are crowding out much needed expenditure on other far more important issues such as health, education, crime prevention and, of course, infrastructure development.

When you stand for Parliament you should adhere to certain moral principles.

The Pension Laws Amendment Bill is a step in the right direction, the focal point of which is the two-pot retirement system to provide flexibility for fund members to access their retirement savings during emergencies without necessitating resignation.

Expropriation without compensation is not the panacea. Property rights, in our view, must be protected because a failure to do so destroys the value of such property. As in any business, if a product loses its value, it becomes non-tradable and business will move to places where they can trade

Thousands of submissions were made to the Ad hoc Committee from churches and other faith-based organisations who were concerned that they may be subject to security vetting. As a result, these contentious clauses were removed from the Bill.

By accessing these funds, government is using this account to shield it from the consequences of poor policy choices, corruption, and wasteful expenditure. In the ACDP’s view, it’s like selling the family silver.

There seems to be a continued pattern of deterioration as there were far fewer municipalities in financial distress in 2010, and this has resulted in a collapse of services.

The ACDP believes that well-monitored public private partnerships are the way to go, not another SOE. If a ‘state owned anything’ was efficient, the ACDP might give these plans a chance, but we will not give our approval to another opportunity for corruption with no improvement to service delivery.

“All women — Israeli women, Palestinian women, as all others, are entitled to a life lived in safety and free from violence.” United Nations