17-462: ACDP may refer to: African Christian Democratic Party , a South African conservative political party founded in 1993 Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens , a UK non-departmental public body established in 1981 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title ACDP . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
34-494: A freemarket system, and human rights under a federal governmental system. In its first election, the ACDP secured two seats in the national government. This made the ACDP the smallest of the seven parties in the national government of 1994. They also secured three seats in the provincial government. A year later, the ACDP won three seats in local government elections. From 1994 to 1999, four councillors from other political parties crossed
51-471: A way of preventing HIV transmission: "The ACDP feel strongly that the condom campaign must be abandoned and that abstinence and faithfulness in marriage must be promoted." The party supports an abstinence-only policy. The party opposed the provision of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 which reduced the homosexual age of consent from 19 to 16, making it equal to
68-468: Is a South African political party founded in 1993. It is a conservative Christian party based on Biblical principles. The leader of the party is Kenneth Meshoe . Following the 2016 municipal elections, the ACDP joined with the much larger Democratic Alliance (DA) and several other smaller parties to form coalition governments in Nelson Mandela Bay , Johannesburg and Tshwane . As of 2024 ,
85-521: The Western Cape High Court ruled that many of the sections of the act were not enforceable because they did not prescribe specific sentences for the crimes, which violated the principle of legality (" nulla poena sine lege "). In July, the ruling was overturned by the Supreme Court of Appeal , which ruled that courts have the discretion to impose an appropriate sentence in each case. In
102-423: The law relating to sex offences . It repealed various common law crimes (including rape and indecent assault ) and replaced them with statutory crimes defined on a gender-neutral basis. It expanded the definition of rape, previously limited to vaginal sex, to include all non-consensual penetration; and it equalised the age of consent for heterosexual and homosexual sex at 16. The act provides various services to
119-503: The ACDP has three members in the South African Parliament , and one member each in the provincial legislatures of Western Cape , and Gauteng . It also has 22 municipal councillors across the country. In June 2024, ACDP was offered an opportunity to be part of Government of National Unity (GNU), but the party decided to stay out of the new government. The party's 2019 manifesto focused on seven social challenges , under
136-528: The directions up towards God and down towards South Africa. The red border signifies the blood of Jesus Christ. Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 32 of 2007; also referred to as the Sexual Offences Act ) is an act of the Parliament of South Africa that reformed and codified
153-481: The family and community." It is anti-abortion and supports the death penalty for certain heinous crimes. The ACDP was the only party to vote against the adoption of the final version of the South African Constitution , for reason that it enshrined the right to elective abortion and the specific protection of sexual orientation. Its 2000 manifesto opposed the promotion of condoms and safe sex as
170-538: The floor to join the ACDP. In 1999, the ACDP won seven seats to become the sixth-largest party in Parliament. The party also won its first seat on the National Council of Provinces. On the provincial level, the party won four seats. A year later, the ACDP won 70 seats in the local government elections. In 2004, the ACDP won 1.6% of the votes at national level and 1.59% of the votes at provincial level. They were now
187-460: The heterosexual age of consent. According to newspaper reports at the time, the ACDP was founded on 9 December 1993. The party claims on its web site, however, that it was founded on 16 or 17 January 1994 (i.e. exactly one hundred days before South Africa's 1994 national elections). This is because the party's first official congress took place 100 days before the elections. The party's original manifesto included Christian norms, religious freedom,
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#1732845282364204-430: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ACDP&oldid=1221924067 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages African Christian Democratic Party The African Christian Democratic Party ( ACDP )
221-478: The same month, Parliament passed an amendment to close the potential loophole. In an October 2013 judgment , the Constitutional Court found the statutory rape and statutory sexual assault provisions to be unconstitutional to the extent that they made it a crime for children between 12 and 16 to engage in consensual sexual activities with other children in the same age range. In 2015, Parliament amended
238-519: The seventh largest party, with seven seats in the National Assembly and eight seats at provincial level. The party lost 50% of its support in the 2009 elections and continued to lose support in the 2014 elections, where it won three seats to slip to the ninth-largest party, as well as one provincial seat in the Western Cape. In 2019, the party secured its best result since 2004, winning 0.84% of
255-413: The slogan "Unite - Build - Grow": employment , economic growth , education , health , safety & security , good governance and property rights & rural development . The party seeks to apply Biblical principles "to build a better South Africa." Its platform is based on "the biblical standard of reconciliation, justice, compassion, tolerance, peace and the sanctity of life, the individual,
272-472: The victims of sexual offences, including free post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV, and the ability to obtain a court order to compel HIV testing of the alleged offender. It also created the National Register for Sex Offenders , which records the details of those convicted of sexual offences against children or people who are mentally disabled. The following offences are prohibited by the act. In May 2012
289-476: The votes at the national level. It became the sixth-largest party, with four seats in the National Assembly and three provincial seats: one each in Western Cape, Kwazulu-Natal and Gauteng. The ACDP logo symbolises the party's biblical Christian principles. The two horizontal arrows signify drawing South Africans from different view points and affiliations towards the Christian cross. The vertical arrows illustrate
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