Chairperson, I move the draft resolution printed in my name on the Order Paper as follows:
That the House-
(1) notes with shock and profound sadness the passing away of Mr Pape Otukile Moloto on 8 October 2009 after a short illness;
(2) recalls that his political career started at Fort Hare where he was studying for a BSc degree, joined the South African Student Organisation (Saso) as a student activist and was expelled while participating in various projects initiated by Saso, especially the adult learning project;
(3) remembers that towards the end of 1974 he left for exile in Botswana where he joined a small Black Consciousness Movement group, went for military training in Libya in 1975, returned briefly to Botswana, joined the ANC and left Botswana for Lusaka in 1977;
(4) further remembers that Mr Moloto returned to South Africa following the unbanning of the Liberation Movement and, as a member of the MK Veterans Association, was appointed a Rear Admiral in the South Africa Navy Reserve, chaired the Military Bargaining Council and in 2009 was briefly deployed as a Member of Parliament for the African National Congress; and
(5) conveys its heartfelt condolences to his wife, Motlalepule, his children and sisters.
Agreed to.