Chairperson, I move without notice: That the Council -
1) notes with utter dismay and a deep sense of sorrow the two senseless incidents of the brutal slaying and massacre of four family members in Mariannhill, Durban, early on Thursday, 28 October 2010, and the murder of six family members in Shongweni, about 10 kilometres from Mariannhill, on Tuesday morning, 26 October 2010;
2) further notes that the police have since identified some of the gang members involved in the killing of the six family members in Shongweni;
3) takes this opportunity to condemn in the harshest possible terms such senseless, inhuman and cruel acts and congratulates the police for working tirelessly to bring the perpetrators to justice; and
4) conveys its heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.