Deputy Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes with profound sadness and desolation the passing away of Mrs Ntombukhulu Kate Sibande who was the mother of the hon Mr S Sibande, a member of the NCOP;
2) also notes that Mrs Sibande was born on 14 December 1925 and passed away last Saturday, 22 August 2009 and will be buried this coming Saturday, 29 August 2009 in Bethal in Mpumalanga province; and
3) takes this opportunity to extend its profound condolences to the hon Sibande and the Sibande family on their loss. Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.