Deputy Chairperson, I hereby give notice that on the next sitting day of the Council, I shall move:
That the Council -
(1) agrees with Minister Sicelo Shiceka that research surveys conducted regarding public perception on spheres of government consistently show that the public rating of municipalities is at an all-time low;
(2) recognises that his department has been assigned the task of co- ordinating a system of co-operative governance to help rectify the problems; and
(3) calls on the governing party to put an end to its squabbles and to start addressing the service delivery needs of our people with missionary zeal.
Deputy Chairperson, I hereby give notice that on the next sitting day of the Council, I shall move:
That the Council -
(1) notes with shock that people who subscribe to religious beliefs could be capable of the slaughter of innocent women and children as happened in Nigeria in the name of the religion they believe in;
(2) further notes that religious communities are failing to recognise the need for them to come together in order to allow humanity to exist better on account of moral conduct and religious tolerance; and
(3) calls on government to express to the government of Nigeria its concern about the brutality of the religious conflict and to take all steps necessary to contain it.
Deputy Chairperson, I hereby give notice that on the next sitting day of the Council, I shall move:
That the Council -
1) notes with astonishment and shock that Eskom had not disclosed to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa, Nersa, a secret arrangement to supply 138 companies that consume a staggering 40% of the electricity it generated at dirt cheap prices;
(2) further notes that such a disclosure was material to the determination of the new revised tariff; and
(3) calls on Nersa and the government to revoke the tariff hike and to start the process of determining the appropriate tariff afresh.
Deputy Chairperson, I hereby give notice that on the next sitting day of the Council, I will move:
That the Council -
1) notes the concern of Cope about revelations of corrupt practices within the Department of Public Works;
(2) understands that corruption distorts the economy and threatens the rule of law; and
(3) calls on the Minister of Public Works to explain to Parliament how and to what extent he has been able to curb what has been a perennial problem in the department.
Deputy Chairperson, I hereby give notice that on the next sitting day of the Council, I will move:
That the Council -
(1) notes that -
(a) to a question asked by Mrs Elza van Lingen, in a committee meeting, to the Department of Energy Director-General, Neliswa Magubane, about what percentage of electricity was sold to the industry at between 6c and 9c per kWh, the answer was given that Eskom cannot reveal information due to commercial sensitivities around the situation;
(b) this is unacceptable and a crime to the South African citizens who have to bear the huge costs of electricity prices of 80c per kWh;
(c) due to Eskom's bad planning and this uneven price tagging, as well as other factors, the huge number of electricity consumers now have to absorb the burden laid on them; and
(2) therefore calls on the Department of Energy and on Nersa to make this information known to the committee and this Council, so that the citizens and voters can be informed of which companies and other electricity buyers have these privileges to buy electricity at such low costs.