Deputy Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
1) takes this opportunity to congratulate Mokgadi Caster Semenya on winning gold in the women's 800m race at the International Association of Athletics Federations, IAAF, championships in Berlin, Germany, on 19 August 2009;
2) however, notes that despite her heroic achievements, Caster was humiliated by some sections of the media and the IAAF by the questioning of her gender;
3) condemns the treatment of Caster Semenya and the handling of the whole saga by the IAAF in particular, which actually amounts to gender discrimination;
4) calls upon the IAAF to apologise to Caster and South Africa for having implied that South Africans can only conquer the world by cheating;
5) reiterates our stance that as a country we will not tolerate any discrimination against any person, given our experience of racial and gender discrimination; and
6) commends Caster's tenacity and zeal and assures her of its unending support throughout her career and as ambassador for South Africa.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.