Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the House-
1) notes that Adv Lawrence Mushwana and Ms Pregs Govender have been elected as the new chairperson and deputy chairperson respectively of the SA Human Rights Commission, SAHRC, with effect from 1 November 2009; 2) further notes that Ms Pregs Govender is a former ANC MP and Adv Mushwana was the country's Public Protector and a former ANC MP;
3) recognises that the SAHRC has an important mandate to monitor and access the realisation of human rights;
4) further recognises that this mandate of the SAHRC is of particular significance given our country's history of discrimination based on its apartheid policy which was designed to separate black and white South Africans in order to oppress, dominate and control blacks, and to enrich white South Africans at the expense of the oppressed black majority; and
5) welcomes the appointment of Adv Mushwana and Ms Pregs Govender and wishes them and their fellow commissioners well in discharging their new responsibilities.
Agreed to.