President Cyril Ramaphosa will this afternoon sign the controversial National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law. The ANC government has without doubt failed the people of this country, and diminished the trust of people in this democratic political system. In its...
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) notes with disappointment the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) voting in favour of the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (BELA Bill). This flawed legislation will see an increase in the number of administrative jobs...
The African Christian Democratic Party is deeply saddened by the loss of life and injuries incurred after a five-story construction site in George, Western Cape, collapsed on Monday, 6 May 2024. Present reports indicate that 36 people have been rescued from the rubble...
The ACDP shares concerns expressed by others about Eskom's diesel expenditure on emergency generation - a total of R65bn over the past five years or more than a billion rand per month - with most of this spent in the last two years. Despite this huge cost the country...
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.
The world does not need more wars, but peace.
National government has no plan to fund the implementation of the BELA Bill. Should the bill pass into law the Western Cape Government will have to budget for an additional amount of R2 billion per annum.
The African Christian Democratic Party is deeply saddened to hear of the death of 24-year-old Luke Fleurs, a footballer for Kaizer Chiefs.
“Honourable House Chairperson, The Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (BELA Bill) should be about one thing, and that is learning. It is a powerful personal growth and spiritual principle… that how we do something is as important as the outcome we achieve. The real...
House Chair, The office of the Public Protector has the power as regulated by national legislation to investigate any conduct in state affairs in the public administration or any sphere's government that is alleged or suspected to be improper or to result in any...
Honourable House Chairperson, The ACDP extends its condolences to the families of those who lost their loved ones in the collapsed building in George. Those responsible for flouting regulatory and building safety standards, must be held to account. We note that the...
House Chair, The ACDP wishes to thank the Honourable Dion George for sponsoring the Responsible Spending Bill. We in the ACDP share concerns about the rapidly escalating public debt and debt service costs which are becoming unsustainable. Our debt service costs of...
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.