Mev die Voorsitter, ek gee hiermee kennis dat ek op die volgende sittingsdag van die Raad sal voorstel:
Dat die Raad -
1) kennis neem dat die Minister van Verdediging en Militre Veterane, Lindiwe Sisulu, 'n groot oordeelsfout begaan het om mnr Julius Malema, as jeugleier van die ANC, asook ander senior lede van die ANC-jeugliga toe te laat om twee weke militre dienspligopleiding te ondergaan;
2) verder kennis neem dat dit belangrik is dat die weermag nie by partypolitiek ingesleep moet word nie;
3) verder kennis neem dat die DA vra dat di tipe onaanvaarbare praktyk stopgesit moet word; en
4) laastens ook vra dat die besluit, dat mnr Malema met staatsfondse deur die SA Weermag opgelei word, herroep moet word.
Ek stel so voor. (Translation of Afrikaans notice of motion follows.)
[Mr W F FABER: Madam Chairperson, I hereby give notice that on the next sitting day of the council I shall move:
That the Council -
1) notes that the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Dr Lindiwe Sisulu, has made a big error of judgement by allowing Julius Malema as youth leader of the ANC, as well as other senior members of the ANC Youth League, to undergo two weeks' military service training;
2) further notes that it is important for the Defence Force not to be dragged into party politics and requests that this kind of unacceptable practice be stopped; and
3) therefore requests that the decision to have Mr Malema trained with state funding by the SA Defence Force be reversed.]
Deputy Chair, I object. [Interjections.]
I'm correcting myself. Hon Mabe, can you sit down. It is motions right now.
Deputy Chair, I wish to give notice that, at the next sitting day of the Council, I shall move:
That the Council -
1) offers its condolences on the death of Dr Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert, aged 70, to his wife and family after a long illness;
2) notes that the late Dr Van Zyl Slabbert was elected to Parliament in 1974 and was Leader of the Progressive Federal Party (PFP) from 1979 to 1986; 3) also notes that Dr Van Zyl Slabbert then played an influential role as analyst, and in the setting up of the Institute for a Democratic South African (IDASA) and in 2008was appointed Chancellor of Stellenbosch University; and
4) further notes that the late Dr Van Zyl Slabbert made a huge contribution to the transition of South Africa on the road to democracy and has left deep and lasting footsteps on the political landscape.
I so move.
Mev die Voorsitter, namens die DA gee ek hiermee kennis dat ek sal voorstel:
Dat die Raad -
1) sy diepe bekommernis uitspreek oor die treinstaking in Suid-Afrika en erken dat dit die land se ekonomie tot R15 miljard uit die sak sal jaag;
2) kennis neem dat Suid-Afrika dit nie kan bekostig nie; en aanvaar dat hoe langer die staking voort duur, hoe ernstiger die gevolge wat dit vir al die burgers in die land sal inhou. (Translation of Afrikaans notice of motion follows.)
[Mr H B GROENEWALD: Madam Chairperson, on behalf of the DA I hereby give notice that I shall move:
That the Council -
1) expresses its concern at the railway strike in South Africa and concedes that it could cost the country's economy up to R15 billion; and
2) notes that South Africa cannot afford this and accepts that the longer the strike continues, the more serious the consequences will be for all of the country's citizens.]
Deputy Chairperson, I give notice that on the next sitting day of the Council, I shall move:
That the Council -
1) notes the public admission by Cope general secretary, Charlotte Lobe, that the people of South Africa have lost interest in the flagging party as it battles leadership crises, internal spats, factionalism and anarchy;
2) further notes that the party's current audited membership is a far cry form the nearly 500 000 which Ms Lobe claimed last year; and 3) acknowledges that the inflated membership figures were nothing but a ploy to exaggerate the support of the flagging party prior to the 2009 national and provincial elections.
Deputy Chair, I think the motion earlier on by hon Groenewald is a motion without notice, and I think it is premature as we are still dealing with notices of motion.
Hon Bloem, please.
Deputy Chairperson, let me correct you. It is Mr Tau who is going on with me and I'm just responding. It is Mr Tau; he must be called to order. Please.
Can both of you please obey the Rules. Mr Tau, that goes for you as well.