Chairperson, I hereby give notice on behalf of Cope that at the next sitting of the Council I will move:
That the Council -
1) debates the decision by the Cabinet to withdraw a Bill, published on 17 June 2009, to amend the Constitution in terms of the existing rights and duties of a municipality to distribute electricity despite the long delay and uncertainties that have already inflicted a heavy toll on the economy; 2) further debates the direct and indirect costs to the productive economy as a result of inefficiencies in the current electricity distribution industry structure, delays in restructuring and distribution, and the backlog in maintenance and refurbishment, which has been stated as being a ticking time bomb; and
3) calls on the Minister to provide the strong political support and executive sponsorship necessary for the continuity and follow- through of this fragmented R30billion-a-year industry.
I so move.
Chairperson, I hereby give notice on behalf of Cope that at the next sitting of the Council I will move:
That the House -
1) debates the dismal failure of the Department of Basic Education to provide a safe learning environment for pupils at its schools, so much so that many learners, even those who are underage, are frequently subjected to violent crimes which have become the order of the day;
2) further debates the failure of our education system to discourage the use of violence in society and in schools to resolve conflict, as evinced when a Grade 10 learner stabbed a Grade 9 learner with a pair of scissors, inflicting several injuries to the head; and
3) calls for urgent intervention by government to address society's propensity to use physical violence as frequently as it does in our country.
I so move.
Chairperson, I hereby give notice on behalf of Cope that at the next sitting of the Council I will move:
That the House -
1) debates government allowing the National Youth Development Agency, NYDA, to overstep its allocated budget of R29 million to host the National Youth Development Agency World Festival of Youth and Students;
2) further debates the failure of government to put an end to the unnecessary and wasteful spending of government-sponsored entities; and
3) calls on the Presidency to halt this spending which, because of the invitation to youth leagues, including the youth league of the Workers' Party of North Korea and Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF youth league, is perceived as being supportive of the nations concerned.
I so move.
Chairperson, on behalf of the DA I hereby wish to give notice that at the next sitting of the Council, I will move:
That the House -
1) notes that the information submitted to the NCOP Select Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs by the Kou-Kamma municipality or the provincial department is not altogether correct as per pp 4213 to 4214 of the ATC dated 23 November;
2) further notes that there are a number of errors that have been made in the financial department of the municipality, such as:
a) of the 4 730 debtors who owed the municipality, an amount of R47 million cannot be correct as there are residents in Clarkson, Church and Basia Streets as well as residents in Smartie Town who have been taxed by the municipality on properties not owned by the residents; b) the DA has submitted a motion, which is attached, to the Kou- Kamma council requesting that the land be transferred into the names of the residents at the cost of the municipality for the following reasons:
i) the Church donated the land;
ii) USAID donated the money;
iii) Kou-Kamma Municipality has not transferred the property since 2005; and
iv) the municipality was requested to reverse the illegal charges against these residents by writing off the debt against their names;
3) requests the Kou-Kamma Municipality to implement the Kou-Kamma Council decision taken in this regard on 12 October 2010, to write off the debt of the Clarkson communities and to transfer the land in terms of the motion into the names ...
[Time expired.]
Hon members, this is not a comment on the notice that has just been given, but I would like to advise that it would actually be proper to raise certain kinds of matters in the committees on which members serve. If so, correct action can be taken; merely moving a notice might not see a situation being corrected at all.
If the information is not correct, we should allow the committee to debate it and report back to the House by way of a proper report. This is just some advice that I wish to give to hon members.
Agb Voorsitter, namens die DA gee ek kennis van my voorneme om die volgende voorstel voor die Raad te laat dien:
Dat die Raad -
(1) kennis neem dat die DA die antwoord van die Minister van Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, mnr Sicelo Siceka, rondom die ondersoek na verskeie aangeleenthede in die Matjhabeng- munisipaliteit verwelkom;
(2) verder kennis neem dat die Minister aangedui het dat die Vrystaat se LUR vir Samewerkende Regering, Tradisionele Sake en Menslike Nedersettings, mnr Msebenzi Zwane, aangedui het dat hy, ingevolge artikel 106 van die Wet op Plaaslike Regering: Munisipale Stelsels, Wet 32 van 2000, 'n ondersoek in Matjhabeng geloods het;
(3) verder kennis neem dat die Minister die ondersoek reeds op 15 November 2010 begin het en dat 'n evaluering van die implementering van die omstrede Ramathe Fivaz-verslag ook ondersoek sal word;
(4) erken dat hierdie ondersoek nodig is omdat die verslag al 'n geruime tyd beskikbaar is, maar deur die munisipaliteit weerhou word, en dat 'n opdrag van die wetgewer om die verslag bekend te maak ook deur die munisipaliteit verontagsaam is;
(5) verder erken dat hoe langer die omstrede verslag vanaf die raad, wetgewer en publiek weerhou word, hoe meer omstrede dit raak; en
6) die hoop uitspreek dat die LUR se ondersoek saam met die Ramathe Fivaz-verslag aan die Raad en die wetgewer bekend gemaak sal word. (Translation of Afrikaans notice of motion follows.)
[Mr D A WORTH: Hon Chairperson, I hereby give notice that at the next sitting of the Council I shall move the following on behalf of the DA:
That the Council -
(1) notes that the DA welcomes the reply of the Minister of Co- operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr Sicelo Shiceka, regarding the investigation of several incidents in the Matjhabeng municipality;
(2) further notes that the Minister has indicated that the MEC for co-operative governance, traditional affairs and human settlements in the Free State, Mr Msebenzi Zwane, indicated that, in terms of section 106 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000, he has launched an investigation in Matjhabeng;
(3) further notes that the Minister already started the investigation on 15 November 2010 and that an evaluation of the implementation of the controversial Ramathe Fivaz report will also be investigated;
(4) acknowledges that this investigation is necessary because the report has been available for quite some time, but is being withheld by the municipality, and that a directive by the legislature to publish the report has also been ignored by the municipality;
(5) further acknowledges that the longer the controversial report is withheld from the Council, legislature and public, the more controversial it becomes; and (6) hopes that the MEC's investigation along with the Ramathe Fivaz report will be made available to the Council and legislature.]
Chairperson, on behalf of Cope I give notice that I intend moving:
That the House -
1) debates the friendly warning of Dr Pallo Jordan, one of the most respected intellectuals in the ANC, regarding the silly attempt by the government to muzzle the modern media as being "a fool's errand";
2) further debates the warning that the party would be putting itself into a lose-lose situation that would detract from the credibility it had acquired by being in the vanguard for media freedom from the time of Chief Albert Luthuli and Oliver Tambo;
3) acknowledges Dr Jordan's further friendly caution that the Bill would in all likelihood face constitutional challenges and be defeated, which, if it happened, would leave egg on the face of the government.
I thank you.
Chairperson, on behalf of Cope I hereby give notice that at the next sitting of the Council, I will move:
That the House -
1) debates the enormous danger to the main water source in and around the Ventersdorp district on account of the municipal sewerage pump station having been allowed to deteriorate to such an extent that sewage is now seeping out on a daily basis;
2) acknowledges the impact of polluted water, not only on chickens and other livestock, but also on the general population of the area;
3) notes the failure of government to halt such deterioration of essential infrastructure in many towns and cities around the country;
4) acknowledges the need for government to start addressing these mounting problems of infrastructure collapse before the problem becomes too big.
I so move.
Voorsitter, namens die DA gee ek kennis van my voorneme om die volgende voorstel voor die Raad te laat dien:
Dat die Huis -
1) kennis neem dat daar die afgelope tyd verskeie voorvalle van geweld in Khayelitsha voorgekom het onder die voorwendsel van swak dienslewering;
2) verder kennis neem dat drie voertuie verlede week aan die brand gesteek is gedurende sogenaamde dienslewering proteste;
3) toegee dat dit ironies is dat al drie voertuie besig was met dienslewering aan die gemeenskap in die sin dat -
a) een besig was om matriekeksamen vraestelle af te lewer;
b) een besig was om gestremde persone te vervoer met 'n voertuig wat deur die Kaapstad Metro voorsien is; en
c) die derde besig was om kinders na 'n plek vir misbruikte kinders te vervoer;
4) daarop let dat 'n vierde voertuig - 'n ambulans wat besig was om te reageer op 'n noodoproep van iemand in die gemeenskap - brandstigting vrygespring het deur te ontsnap, maar onder die klippe gesteek was;
5) erken dat dit ironies is dat dienste vernietig word onder die naam van dienslewering; en
6) 'n beroep doen op alle partye om hul ondersteuners te maan om verantwoordelik op te tree om sodoende 'n beter lewe vir almal te help skep. (Translation of Afrikaans notice of motion follows.)
[Mr T B BEYLEVELDT: Chairperson, I hereby give notice that at the next sitting of the Council I shall move the following on behalf of the DA:
That the Council -
(1) notes that several incidents of violence have taken place in Khayelitsha recently under the pretext of poor service delivery;
(2) further notes that three vehicles were set alight last week during the so-called service delivery protests;
(3) recognises that it is ironic that all three vehicles were rendering services to the community in the sense that - (a) one was delivering matric examination papers;
(b) another was transporting disabled people by means of a vehicle which was provided by the Cape Metro; and
(c) the third was transporting children to a place for abused children;
(4) notes that a fourth vehicle - an ambulance that was responding to an emergency call from someone in the community - got away before being set alight, but was stoned;
(5) acknowledges that it is ironic that services are being disrupted in the name of service delivery; and
(6) call on all parties to urge their supporters to behave responsibly in order to help create a better life for all.]