Chairperson, I give notice that I shall move at the next sitting of the Council:
That the Council -
1) notes the shocking and barbaric incident at Pelonomi Hospital, the largest hospital in the central region in Mangaung, Free State province, where a 35-year-old female specialist doctor was assaulted and raped on Saturday whilst doing her rounds in the neonatal section of the hospital;
2) further notes that three men hit the female doctor in the face with a brick and raped her in the hospital and she has had to undergo surgery for facial and head injuries;
3) recognises that doctors and staff have long complained about the poor and nonexistent security at the hospitals and the result of the assault and rape is that doctors and personnel are now frightened to work at night; and
4) acknowledges that drastic steps need to be taken to improve the security situation at hospitals.
I so move. Thank you.
Chairperson, I give notice that I shall move at the next sitting of the Council:
That the Council debates the rights that foreign nationals enjoy, and the legal protection that is afforded to them under the Immigration Act, which Home Affairs and others are obliged to implicitly carry out.
I so move.
Chairperson, I give notice that I shall move at the next sitting of the Council:
That the Council debates the R2,5 billion spent by the SA Social Security Agency, Sassa, on contractors just for the distribution of grants that could be used to relieve poverty, and the R10 billion not properly accounted for by Sassa in the annual report.
I so move.
Chairperson, I give notice that I shall move at the next sitting of the Council:
That the Council debates the recommendation of researchers that the use of HIV/Aids hometesting kits by individuals who prefer to use them rather than their having to visit the nearest clinic available to them be seriously considered as an option.
I so move, Chairperson.
Chairperson, I give notice that I shall move at the next sitting of the Council:
That the Council debates the rate of unemployment and what it means to all South Africans.
I so move.
Chairperson, I give notice that I shall move at the next sitting of the Council:
That the Council -
1) notes that in its efforts to enrich and reward its officials disguised as consultants through the looting of state resources in the municipalities that it controls, the Democratic Alliance spends millions of rand on consultants that are proving useless or do less than half of the work they are hired to do;
2) further notes that in the City of Cape Town, the former chief consultant who was fired for misprojection and miscalculation of the costs of the Bus Rapid Transit System, costing the city billions of rands, was later given a handshake of R3 million, and has since been replaced with another consultant, paid far more than the municipal manager; and
3) takes this opportunity to condemn in the harshest possible terms this repulsive looting of state resources, especially at a time when the city builds open toilets and neglects the provision of basic necessities to the communities in the townships.
I so move.
Chairperson, I give notice that I shall move at the next sitting of the Council:
That the Council -
1) notes that President Jacob Zuma made the biggest reshuffle of an executive since 1994; 2) further notes that reconfiguration of the executive is part of the ANC government's effort to strengthen the functioning of government and advance the ANC's commitment to move faster in changing the lives of our people in South Africa;
3) takes this opportunity to congratulate the new Ministers in their new deployment; and
4) conveys its good wishes to the outgoing Ministers who have served the ANC and the people of South Africa with the utmost dedication and commitment.
I so move.
Chairperson, I give notice that I shall move at the next sitting of the Council:
That the Council -
1) notes that poverty in Africa is directly influenced by the economic choices made by the leaders, but unfortunately these leaders have clearly chosen economic growth and development for their own pockets;
2) requests - a) that the ruling party faces the realities of poverty in this country;
b) takes full responsibility for poverty after their 16 years of reign;
c) develops an effective economic policy and implements it immediately to create the five million jobs for all the people that the President has promised; and
d) immediately provides deadlines for action to be taken against corrupt officials and public representatives who, through their greed, make all our people poorer.
I so move.