Hon Deputy Chairperson, I hereby move without notice:
That the Council -
1) wishes our South African Transplant Team every success with their participation at the World Transplant Games, WTG, in Australia from 22 to 30 August;
2) notes that these games are held every two years and that participants include heart, heart-lung, liver, pancreas, kidney and bone marrow recipients;
3) notes that each of the 40 members of the SA Transplant Team, SATT, qualified according to WTG standards at a special event at the national games held at the High Performance Sport Centre of the University of Pretoria in September 2008; 4) notes that, at the past seven bi-annual World Transplant Games, the South African transplant recipients entered 118 athletes and returned with 112 medals, of which 33 were gold, and that the SA Transplant Team returned from the previous WTG in Bangkok in 2007 with 22 medals;
5) notes that the SA Transplant Sports Association, Satsa -
(a) is a member of the World Transplant Games Federation, WTGF, which is recognised by the International Olympic Committee, IOC;
(b) is recognised by the Department of Sport and Recreation in South Africa;
(c) is a non-profit organisation (NPO 004-595) and a public benefit organisation (s18(A));
(d) is also an affiliated member of the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee, Sascoc, which ensures that our teams officially represent South Africa and should receive national colours, having overcome the real obstacles of life, performing at world standard levels and deserving of the highest honours of our country;
6) wishes the South African team every success in their endeavours, trusts that their performances will be awarded with medals, not only for world-class achievements but also for personal successes, and says that we are proud of our SA Transplant Team!; and
7) further wishes to encourage members of the public to sign up as organ donors, which is a generous and worthy gift of life to someone you will support beyond your wildest expectations.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.