Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
(1) notes with grave concern and regret that almost a year to the day of the horrific train smash that claimed the lives of 21 farmworkers at the Faure railway crossing, the Western Cape province has experienced yet again two similar fatal incidences that resulted in the death of 16 farmworkers within five days;
(2) notes that in the first incident that took place on Friday, 9 November 2007, ten farmworkers died in a bus accident near Piketberg in the Swartland and in the second incident seven farmworkers were killed when a truck carrying 50 farmworkers overturned on the N1 near De Doorns in the Boland;
(3) calls on transport operators in the province and the Western Cape authorities to ensure that proper systems are urgently put in place for the safe transportation of farmworkers; and
(4) takes this opportunity to convey its deepest sympathy to the families of the deceased and reiterates the call of the province to the people of South Africa, especially the business community, to come to the fore and assist the families of the deceased in this very trying time.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.