Deputy Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House-
1) notes with great appreciation the approval by the United Nations of naming 18 July Nelson Mandela International Day;
2) further notes that Nelson Mandela Day has already been declared an annual community work day for the cultivation of ubuntu values and principles that our icon, Nelson Mandela, worked for and lived by;
3) believes that Mandela's dedication to progressive values of human and social solidarity without regard to race, class and gender will continue to guide us in our efforts to create a nonracial, nonsexist, united, democratic and prosperous society in which the value of all citizens is measured by our common humanity;
4) recognises that President Mandela's commitment to progressive values is encapsulated in the words of Lord Khem, an African sage, who says, "... the Light that is God resides in each and every one of us ... " and further says to us, "Thou art the Light that shines upon others ... ";
5) further recognises that our icon, Nelson Mandela, has been the light that shines upon others; and
6) supports and joins President Jacob Zuma in welcoming the recognition by the UN of Nelson Mandela Day and encourages the peoples and nations of the world to recognise the power within themselves to do something to improve the quality of life of others in celebration of Nelson Mandela's International Day.
Agreed to.