House Chairperson, I would like to inform the House that at the next sitting of the Council I shall move:
That the Council -
1) notes that September 12th marks the 33rd year since the death of distinguished anti-apartheid activist and outstanding young anti- apartheid revolutionary Steven Bantubonke Biko;
2) further notes that Steven Bantubonke Biko was arrested under apartheid anti-terrorism legislation by the apartheid regime and brutally beaten into a coma during interrogation while in shackles before being transported hundreds of kilometers from Port Elizabeth to Pretoria where he later died;
3) acknowledges the profound thoughts and the immense contribution that Biko and the rest of his militant generation of the 1970s, including Teboho "Tsietsi" Macdonald Mashinini, Hector Pieterson and many more, made in the fight for freedom in South Africa; and
4) takes this opportunity to join the people of South Africa to pay homage to this great stalwart and outstanding leader of our people who stood firm in his resolve and determination to fight for the liberation of our people from the brutality and dehumanisation that they endured from the apartheid regime and its vicious forces.
Chairperson, at the next sitting of the Council I will move:
That the Council -
1) notes that the illegally dumped medical waste at five different sites in the Welkom, Matjhabeng-area in the Free State have still not been removed and disposed of;
2) further notes that the final date for removal of the medical waste is the end of this month, August 2010;
3) recognises that there are still nine million tons of waste which have to be removed and that it is unlikely that this date will be complied with; and
4) deplores the situation in the strongest terms as this waste poses a health risk and requests the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs to ensure that this matter is speedily resolved.
Chairperson, I hereby give notice on behalf of Cope that I shall move:
That the Council debates the statement by the South African Communist Party that government should impose a moratorium on all salary and benefit increases for Ministers, as the gap between the lowest and highest paid had ballooned out of proportion.
Chairperson, I hereby give notice on behalf of Cope that at the next sitting of the Council I shall move: That the Council debates the economic and political implications of South Africa's determination to become a member of Bric so as to achieve significant support for optimal beneficiation of our ores and minerals.
Chairperson, on behalf of the DA, I hereby give notice that I will move the following motion at the next meeting of the House:
That the Council -
1) notes with concern the closure of 85 factories that employ approximately 8 000 people who in turn sustain about 40 000 people and were established by Chinese investors mainly in the globally competitive textile industry, which has largely collapsed in South Africa as a result of strong foreign competition;
2) also notes that these closures are a direct result of the imposition of minimum wage rates imposed against the wishes of many of the affected employees;
3) further notes the devastating impact upon thousands of the most vulnerable people in the Newcastle district that the permanent closures of these factories will have; and
4) therefore calls on the Minister of Labour to intervene without further delay to ensure that a solution is found whereby the thousands of jobs under threat will be saved and the people of Newcastle will be saved any further suffering as a result of the loss of their jobs.
Chairperson, on behalf of the DA I hereby give notice that at the next sitting of the Council I shall move:
That the Council -
1) notes with sadness the brutal murder of the parents of 18-year-old Zhaida Makda in Standerton, Mpumalanga, allegedly orchestrated by the very same Zhaida Makda;
2) further notes that Zhaida Makda admitted in court on 31 August 2010 that he contracted the two alleged killers to murder his parents in return for a large sum of money which he hoped to inherit after their death;
3) also notes that the two alleged murderers fled in the family car which they overturned 15 km out of town, killing one of the alleged murderers and landing the other in hospital in a critical condition; and
4) acknowledges that this incident is a further manifestation of the lawlessness and utter greed for money that has become emblematic of the ANC government's rule of lawlessness in this country.
Chairperson, I was going to move that the Northern Cape is the best province in South Africa but, given the fact that you are the Chairperson, I have changed that! [Laughter.] I hereby give notice ...
What does that imply?
I'm just afraid that you will ask me to leave the House, Chairperson!
Okay.
Chairperson, on a serious note, I hereby give notice on behalf of Cope that I shall move:
That the Council debates the need for a quarterly audit of all tenders issued by government, at all levels, to evaluate discernible trends and to check whether any payments are being made to contractors prematurely.
I have a problem with my glasses now; let me just fix it.
Is it the Western Cape ``spook''?
It's all right! I have got it.
Chairperson, I hereby give notice that at the next sitting of the House, I shall move:
That the Council -
1) notes that the Cape Times of 31 August 2010 carried a statement that the Cape Bar Council resolved in April that the portraits of President Jacob Zuma, his Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe and his Deputy Minister Andries Nel be removed from the walls of the Western Cape High Court;
2) further notes that legal practitioners said that it is not appropriate to hang portraits of politicians in courts of justice or vice versa because it is in violation of the separation of powers as contained in the Constitution of South Africa;
3) recognises that the courts of justice must show that courts are neutral in politics and that the public is entitled to believe that the constitutional promise and rights are guaranteed; and
4) resolves to address this situation speedily and with no hesitation by the Justice fraternity.
I hereby give notice that at the next sitting of the Council I shall move:
That the Council -
1) notes that Matlosana Local Municipality in Klerksdorp in the North West province has suspended its municipal manager Moses Moadira on allegations of mismanagement of funds of over R500 million;
2) further notes that Mr Moadira was appointed municipal manager after leaving Moqhaka Local Municipality in Kroonstad under a cloud of controversy; and
3) acknowledges that the DA moves that the ruling party stop employing unskilled cadres and then re-deploying them when they are in trouble, where they then do more damage than good to service delivery all around South Africa.
Chairperson, on behalf of Cope I would like to give notice that I intend moving at the next sitting:
That the Council debates the tougher measures that government should adopt to ensure that taxi drivers meet higher standards of training.