Madam Deputy Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House - (1) notes the unfortunate and regrettable death of Olga Kekana on Sunday in Mabopane in Pretoria when the police apparently mistook her for a hijacker. Andrew Singo and Sofie Kgagara were also shot during the same incident;
(2) further notes that, according to the Independent Complaints Directorate, it seems to have been a case of mistaken identity. The police were allegedly following up on a stolen hijacked vehicle, a grey Toyota Corolla, which they had tracked to a nearby filling station. When the driver stopped his vehicle and tried to get out shots were fired at his vehicle;
(3) also notes that, although the UCDP strongly feels that tougher action should be taken against violent criminals, it still condemns the act of shooting without careful verification; and
(4) notes that this unfortunate incident would have never happened if the police were more thorough in the follow-up of their leads. We hope that this never happens again and our condolences go out to the family and loved ones of the lady that was killed. We also wish those who were injured a speedy recovery.
I thank you.
Madam Deputy Speaker, we do have a practice in Parliament that motions without notice will be circulated to all political parties. We in the ANC did not receive that motion without notice, and as such, at this moment, we cannot support it.
Very well, the motion will then be taken back, circulated and then we will come back to it again at a later stage.