While initial provincial lists are showing a dearth of women in the ranks, African Christian Democracy Party (ACDP) MP Cheryllyn Dudley has high hopes that the National Elections list will have higher female representation and that provincial lists will be scrutinised. In response to queries about the listing process and […]
“It is my strong conviction that every leader should not only know when it is time to step up but also when it is time to step down. There comes a time when the most courageous thing you can do for those you love is to step aside and trust […]
Arrivals at the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP’s) manifesto and campaign launch event last Saturday were met with a sea of aquamarine blue; 7 000 supporters wearing bright blue tee shirts which mirrored the party’s streamlined new logo. A superbly-managed launch took place at Blue Downs on the Cape Flats […]
2019 will be a turning point towards having a godly government in South Africa — if Christians step up to do God’s work, says Rev Kenneth Meshoe, leader of the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP). “People were saying in 1994 the ACDP does not have experience in governance. But we […]
South Africa heads to the polls in 2019 and already two new Christian-based political parties have put their hands up, with more expected to come to the fore before the national ballot takes place. To date, the Renewed South Africa Party (RSAP) and the African Covenant (ACO) party have registered […]
The National Assembly passed a motion yesterday to set up an ad hoc committee to amend Section 25 of the Constitution to allow expropriation of property without compensation. One hundred and eighty three MPs supported the ANC motion and 77 voted against it. We publish a speech by ACDP MP […]
Family values campaigner Errol Naidoo has resigned from the leadership of the ACDP just months after announcing a plan to revitalise the party ahead of the 2019 elections. Citing “differing views on leadership, strategy and methodology” as the reason for resigning as ACDP communications director and national executive committee (NEC) […]
ACDP stalwart Jill Stoll reflects on her unlikely entry into politics after she asked God a question at the dawn of SA’s democracy — and shares her views on the present era. Sometime before the 1994 elections I asked the Lord: “What am I going to do, there is not […]
It is time now for the Church to make a difference in South Africa by voting godly men and women into government, said Errol Naidoo in an interview in Port Elizabeth yesterday. The Family Policy Institute founder and media personality, who earlier this year announced he will be standing for […]
The Department of Education will be wasting money if it rushes ahead with its plans to promulgate the policy on home education which is flawed as a result of a failed consultation process, said ACDP MP Cheryllyn Dudley. There has been a misunderstanding between the DBE and home educators, who […]