Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
(1) notes the passing away of selfless struggle stalwart Joe Matthews who was Deputy Minister of Safety and Security at the age of 81;
(2) further notes that Joe Matthews who was the son of former African National Congress leader Comrade Zachariah Keodirelang Matthews, popularly known as Comrade Z K Matthews, had an illustrious political career in the ANC spanning six decades after he joined the ANC Youth League as a teenager in 1944;
(3) Matthews and his father were among the 156 accused, along with former President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, Walter Sisulu and other senior ANC leaders, in the 1956 Treason Trial, which ended in 1961 with their acquittal; and
(4) takes this opportunity to extend its profound and heartfelt condolences to the Matthews family during this time of loss and sadness.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.