Madam Chair, I would like to move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes the release of the national crime statistics by the Minister of Police, the hon Mthethwa on 9 September 2010;
2) further notes that the statistics show a decrease in murder, attempted murder, sexual offences, grievous bodily harm, aggravated robbery, cash-in-transit robbery, bank robbery, public or street robbery and carjacking and truck-jacking;
3) acknowledges that more still needs to be done to rid our country of all kinds of criminality, particularly in fighting burglary at residential premises, robbery at non residential premises, commercial crimes and stock theft;
4) takes this opportunity to -
i) congratulate the tireless efforts and dedication of the South African Police Service and its Ministry to shield the people of South Africa from heartless and inhuman criminals; and
ii) pay tribute to the 110 police officers who lost their lives in the fight against crime.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.
Hon Bloem, praat, jong! [talk, man!]
Mama, no. I raised my hand and I explained that I had raised it on behalf of Nesi. Thank you very much for the opportunity, Mama. [Laughter.]