Mr Speaker. I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that Monday, 22 June 2009, marked the beginning of Literacy Week in South Africa; 2) acknowledges that basic literacy is the cornerstone of education, is a means for social and human development and provides people with the opportunity to empower themselves and to achieve their goals;
3) recognises that there are millions of children and adults in South Africa who are illiterate and as a result are at a greater risk of falling prey to academic failure, unemployment, poverty, substance abuse and resorting to crime in order to be able to feed themselves and their families;
4) acknowledges the selfless role played by stakeholders in civil society and in local communities to support and encourage children and adults to become literate; and
5) calls on all South Africans to recognise and promote the importance of literacy and to help both children and adults attain this basic human right.
Agreed to.
Hon Speaker, this is not an objection but just an amendment. The hon Ellis read the date as the 23rd and I think it was the 22nd. That's all. It is just an amendment. Thank you
Thanks.
Agreed to.