Chairperson, I hereby give notice that on next sitting day of the House I shall move, on behalf of the IFP:
That the Council-
(1) notes with shock that the decomposing body of Ms Sibongile Rahlogo, who had been reported missing after not returning home from work, was found in the boot of her car in Westonaria on the West Rand; 2) further notes that a case of murder has been opened against Ms Rahlogo's boyfriend, Mr Oupa Tsakane, who was using the car at the time and who only pointed out her dead body a few days later;
(3) acknowledges that a person capable of committing such a heinous crime has no place in society; and
(4) therefore calls upon the relevant authorities to do their utmost to get this monster locked up behind bars for as long as legally possible so that he will no longer pose any threat to society.
Hon Chairperson, I hereby give notice that I shall move on the next sitting day of the House:
That the Council-
(1) notes with utter disgust the pathetic attempt by the hon Freddy Adams to defame the good name of Cape Town Mayor Helen Zille, when he alleged in this House last week that Ms Zille and the DA had tried to bribe the voters of Tafelsig to vote for the party by handing out loaves of bread and fish;
(2) further notes that these allegations are devoid of anything resembling the truth and that the true facts of the case are as follows-
(a) the NGO participated in a campaign visit which was funded and organised by that NGO, and no ratepayers' funds were involved;
(b) the visit in question was nonpolitical in nature and no mention was made of any party-political issue;
(c) the NGO in question received donations of large amounts of loaves of bread and fish, and these were handed out amongst the poor as a symbolic Christian gesture; and
(d) several other celebrities accompanied Ms Zille on this visit, including the mother of murdered toddler Jordan Lee Norton; and
(3) therefore demands that the hon member, Mr Adams, does the honourable thing for once and apologises to Ms Zille for falsely besmirching her name and also to the NGO in question for bringing into disrepute the good reputation of their tireless work to combat crime and abuse with his irresponsible statement. [Interjections.]
Chairperson, on a point of order, hon Krumbock has just shown me an insulting finger.
What did it look like?
I don't want to demonstrate the sign that he made because it is unparliamentary.
Hon members, please, let's not use those signs in the House. Are we in order, Mr Krumbock? Please, let's not do that because it's insulting and unparliamentary.
Chairperson, I hereby give notice that on next sitting of the House I shall move, on behalf of the ANC:
That the Council-
(1) notes-
(a) with serious concern that the country loses over R2 billion of revenue annually to the counterfeit industry and that, according to Sars, the global counterfeit industry is valued at US$500 billion, which is equivalent to R3,4 trillion and has grown from 7% of the world trade in 2003 to 10% last year, 2005;
(b) with appreciation that Sars and the police have clamped down heavily on the importation of counterfeit goods which, unfortunately, results in the increase in production in the local counterfeit industry, and that the counterfeit goods are available on shelves of stores and in the streets across the country at a reduced price in the form of, inter alia, CDs, DVDs, cosmetics, washing powder, foodstuffs, etc;
(c) musicians and actors, under the leadership of the people's poet, Mzwakhe Mbuli, have responded by physically raiding the premises of those selling their counterfeit CDs, DVDs and cassettes and on Sunday alone counterfeit CDs, DVDs and cassettes worth R20 million were confiscated during a raid on a Johannesburg warehouse;
(d) that several brands' companies are approaching the courts to put a stop to this crime and that the police are in the process of restructuring and building capacity at police station level whilst also retaining the commercial crime unit to deal with organised syndicates;
(e) that first-time offenders, if found guilty, would receive a sentence of a R3 000 fine per item and/or three years in prison; and
(f) that an expert counterfeit lawyer, Marilyn Knige, from Adams and Adams law firm said: "I know of no instances where a counterfeiter has been imprisoned in this country.";
(2) resolves that counterfeiting and piracy are crimes that should be combated by all patriotic South Africans who are prepared to die with their boots on for the good of the nation;
(3) supports all measures taken by all those who are at the forefront of this battle as long as they promote the rule of law;
(4) calls upon-
(a) the law enforcement agencies to increase their capacity to deal with this crime and take the war to the enemy; and
(b) our courts to impose heavy sentences, including jail terms, so that criminals and potential criminals may know that crime does not pay.