Chair, I hereby move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes that a man was arrested for killing his 23-year-old girlfriend by stabbing her six times after an argument in the backyard of his parents' home at Mbekweni in Paarl in Cape Town;
2) further notes that the coward chauvinist bully had reportedly stabbed the woman previously and no case was opened against him;
3) takes this opportunity to condemn in the harshest possible terms this incident and calls on all women who are experiencing gender violence and abuse to report it to the police; and
4) makes an appeal to neighbours who witness acts of violence against women and children in their communities to alert the police to ensure that our nation puts an end to gender-based violence and child abuse.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.
May I draw the hon members' attention to the fact that we are running out of time. Therefore, may I then be allowed to cut down the number of speakers? [Interjections.] Thank you.