House Chairperson, I would like to move the following motion without notice:
That the Council -
(1) notes the brutal murder of nine-year-old Leondale Primary School pupil Banele Precious Khumalo, who was raped and killed on Thursday, 26 August by a 36-year-old neighbour in Phumula Extension 21, near Spruitview in Gauteng;
(2) further notes that little Banele was handcuffed, hacked to death with an axe and burnt before her body was wrapped in a duvet and dumped in a field in Phumula Extension 21;
(3) takes this opportunity to condemn in the strongest possible terms the inhumane and brutal murder of little Banele and extend its profound and heartfelt condolences to the family of little Banele; and
(4) calls on the police to ensure that the perpetrator of this hideous and senseless crime faces the full might of the law!
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.