South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The ACDP in Nelson Mandela Bay has announced Johanna Marianne Lötter, a full-time pastor at Word of Faith Christian Centre, as their candidate for the by-election in Ward 1. Johanna Marianne Lötter, better known as Marianne, was one of the ACDP candidates who contested in the 2016 Municipal elections. She […]
African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) Member of Parliament, Cheryllyn Dudley, has made history in South Africa where for the first time a private member’s bill brought by an opposition party has been passed. Not only is the bill on parental leave an historic event, but the passing of the bill […]
There was a need for a credible and thorough investigation into the effects of pornography in South Africa, ACDP MP Cheryllyn Dudley said in parliament this week. She warned that parts of government policy in the Film and Publications Amendment Bill before the Portfolio Committee on Communications promoted sexual exploitation and facilitated […]
Originally published in Times LIVE The African Christian Democratic Party is proposing a bill to amend the Termination of Pregnancy Act to ensure women receiving an abortion after 12 weeks must first receive an ultra-sound and counselling. The ACDP’s Cheryllyn Dudley said a mandatory ultrasound would show the women visuals […]
Redraft of proposed legislation good news for religious freedom Deputy Minister of Justice John Jeffrey this week conceded that the controversial Hate Speech Bill was ‘overbroad’ and should be reconsidered taking into account concerns raised by the religious sector. He was addressing religious leaders at a meeting in Cape Town […]
Why I voted at this election, why I voted as I did It was a privilege and an honour to once again vote in a democratic election in South Africa. And ‘once again’ I voted African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) because, as a Christian, I am convinced that it is […]
Christians should pray before giving a mandate to a party and then they should vote — not out of fear, but in accordance with their values, said ACDP MP Steve Swart in Port Elizabeth this week. “Make sure that you know the policies of those parties that are mainly secular […]
The ACDP has asked the Independent Electoral Council (IEC) to urgently investigate a “fear-mongering-, misleading- and disingenuous” DA advertising campaign which tells voters that a vote for a small party is a wasted vote. The ACDP’s view is supported by political scientist Steven Friedman who says in a Facebook post […]
[notice]ACDP MP Cheryllyn Dudley makes a case for voting your values in the local government elections on August 3[/notice] The results of News 24’s “Which Party do you Support?” Election Quiz in 2014 surprised many as they found themselves most closely aligned to the ACDP in terms of their values […]
Ilse Marran, the passionately committed chairperson and founder of the newly established branch of the ACDP in Jeffreys Bay, had absolutely no interest in politics or in the news. In fact, for most of her adult life, as a South African expatriate in Dubai, the mother of two young girls […]