Hon Acting Chairperson, on behalf of the Chairperson of the Council - and the ANC in particular- I want to present the motion which is about the election of the hon Nosipho Ntwanambi as the Chief Whip of the NCOP. [Applause.]
I will call upon the hon member to stand and address the House. Before we proceed, hon Ntwanambi, we will vote. There is no speakers' list. I shall now put the question. The question is that the motion be agreed to. As the decision is dealt with in terms of section 65 of the Constitution, I shall first ascertain whether all delegation heads are present in the Chamber to cast their province's votes. Are all the delegation heads present?
HON MEMBERS: Yes.
In accordance with Rule 71, I shall first allow provinces an opportunity to make their declarations of vote if they so wish. We shall now proceed to the voting on the question. I shall do this in alphabetical order per province. Delegation heads must please indicate to the Chair whether they vote in favour or against or abstain from voting.
IMpuma Koloni iyalixhasa igama lalo mama. [The Eastern Cape supports the name of this lady.]
Free State?
Ondersteun. [Supports.]
Gauteng?
SiyiGauteng, siyamxhasa Mama. [As Gauteng we support her, Ma'am.]
KwaZulu-Natal?
IKwaZulu-Natala iyalixhasa igama likaMam' uNtwanambi. [KwaZulu-Natal supports the name of Ms Ntwanambi.]
Limpopo?
Limpopo re a thekga Mma go rena [Limpopo supports.]
Mpumalanga?
Mpumalanga supports.
Northern Cape?
Noord-Kaap steun. [Northern Cape supports.]
North West?
North West ke ya rona. [North West supports.]
Western Cape?
Mr N J MACK): Wes-Kaap ondersteun. Siyalixhasa. [Western Cape supports.]
Nine provinces voted in favour. I therefore declare the motion agreed to in terms of section 65 of the Constitution.
Hon Chief Whip, welcome to your new post. We wish you all the best. [Applause.] I will now afford the hon member the opportunity to say a few words.
Thank you, Chairperson. Given the time and the distance I would have to walk from here to the other side and because I would have to go right around and come back through that door, can I, just for today, speak from here? Please, Chair?
Sure.
Mhlalingaphambili, mandithathe le nxaxheba yokubulela kule Ndlu ngokundinika isidima esingaka, ngokuthi indinike uxanduva olukhulu kangaka. Asiyondlwana iyanetha le, ... [Chairperson, let me take this opportunity to thank this House for the great honour it has bestowed upon me by giving me such a huge responsibility. This is no child's play ...]
... it is not child's play. It is important that, when we are deployed to these positions, we always remember that it is not about an individual. Therefore, the collective will perform, and not Nosipho as a person. I think that is what we stand for as the ANC, and we will always make sure that we don't look at individuals.
I also want to thank Comrade V V Windvol for all the good work he has done. I think I will learn from the collective he has left behind. I will join that collective, and I will do my best to keep up the good work he has done, up to the next elections. Thank you very much, members and comrades. [Applause.]