Chair, I move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes the killing of 16-year-old Jacques Pretorius at the hands of 18-year-old Morn Harmse, both learners at the Nic Diederichs Technical High School in Krugersdorp on 18 August 2008;
2) further notes the unnecessary injuries sustained by two non- lecturing staff members of the same school, Samson Mamela and Joseph Kodeseng;
3) rejects recent comments by some opposition parties and others to look for excuses for why this incident happened, placing blame on circumstances, the Education department and society; 4) condemns this senseless killing in the same way it did when Andrew Babeile stabbed fellow Vryburg High School learner Christoffel Erasmus in the neck with a pair of scissors in February 1999; and
5) expresses its condolences to the bereaved family and friends of the late Jacques Pretorius as well as the Krugersdorp community and sends well wishes to Samson Mamela and Joseph Kodeseng for a speedy recovery.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.