Deputy Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes that President Jacob Zuma and the Minister of Energy, the Hon Minister Dipuo Peters, MP, on Friday launched the R42 million Enyokeni Substation in Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal;
2) further notes that the Enyokeni Substation is part of the government's public participation programme, which serves as a platform to engage and sensitize communities on programmes and projects that are geared to uplift the socioeconomic wellbeing of South Africans and will see about 15 000 households in Nongoma, previously without electricity, connected;
3) acknowledges that this project will contribute towards the improvement of the quality of life of millions of previously disadvantaged rural poor and encourage rural economic development; and
4) congratulates the Minister of Energy and the government on this important initiative, which will form part of the government's rural development plan and initiatives to ensure that the people of South Africa, particularly those in rural areas, enjoy a better quality of life. Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.