Mev die Voorsitter, ek doen die volgende voorstel sonder kennisgewing:
Dat die Raad -
1) kennis neem dat mev Sarah Ward, 76 jaar oud, weer die voorreg het om haar kinders en die mooi dinge van die wreld te kan ervaar en bowenal weer te kan lees; 2) verder kennis neem dat hierdie geleentheid - die verwydering van haar katarakte - moontlik gemaak is deur die Vriende van Blindes, 'n nie-winsgewende organisasie;
3) verder kennis neem dat 11 persone hierdie liefdesdaad deur Vriende van Blindes te beurt geval het; en
4) erken dat dit 'n prysenswaardige stap deur Vriende van Blindes is, en sy waardering teenoor die Vriende van Blindes uitspreek. (Translation of Afrikaans draft resolution follows.)
[Mr H B GROENEWALD: Madam Chairperson, I move the following motion without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes that Mrs Sarah Ward, 76 years old, can once again have the privilege of experiencing her children and all that is beautiful in the world and, above all, is able to read again;
2) further notes that this occasion, the removal of her cataracts, was made possible by the Friends of the Blind, a nonprofit organisation;
3) notes that this act of love fell to 11 people by way of the Friends of the Blind; and
4) acknowledges that this is a commendable deed by them and conveys its gratitude and appreciation to the Friends of the Blind.]
Motion agreed to in terms of section 65 of the Constitution.
Madam Chair, I want you to rule on the motion that was moved concerning Gauteng and the Gautrain because it was a motion without notice. That motion has been deemed a notice of motion and is going to be printed on the next Order Paper.
My problem is that the content of the motion itself is not correct, because the Gautrain trials have already begun. We saw the premier of Gauteng taking a trip on the Gautrain.
So, in light of the fact that the motion is not in the spirit of promoting the truth, I would like you, Chairperson, to make a ruling on that motion.
I have given a ruling on the motion already, so I am not expecting any deliberations on it.