Chairperson, I hereby give notice that on the next sitting day I shall move on behalf of the IFP:
That the Council -
(1) notes that police in Mtubatuba, in KwaZulu-Natal, are angry after a rape victim withdrew the charge before the suspect was sentenced nearly a year after he was arrested;
(2) further notes that a DNA test proved that there was a 99,99% chance that the suspect sexually abused the victim;
3) realises that the time taken between the arrest of suspects and the sentencing is too long and places too much of a burden on the victim; and
(4) acknowledges that justice delayed is justice denied.