Deputy Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) welcomes the South African Weather Service's launch of a new state- of-the-art weather radar system in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, which will enhance the monitoring capability in an area of the country which is prone to natural disasters that often go unnoticed by the general public;
2) notes that this new weather radar network forms part of the government's programme to upgrade and replace current weather radars, many of which are over 30 years old; and
3) believes that the new weather radars will play a vital role in enhancing adaptation tools and products, such as the Severe Weather Forecast project and the Flash Flood Guidance System that minimise loss of life and damage to property in events of severe weather.
Agreed to.