I hereby move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes:
a) with sadness and regret the passing away of Prof Carel Willem Boshoff on 16 March 2011;
b) that Prof Boshoff was born on 9 November 1927 on the farm Doornfontein outside the then Nylstroom;
c) that he studied theology at the University of Pretoria and focused on missionary work and that the fact that he could speak Sepedi fluently contributed to his successful work;
d) that in 1956 he resigned from his church to do missionary work and in 1958 moved to Soweto with his family where the need was big and increasing;
e) that he was involved in a number of theological and national institutions and often served as chairperson and was, amongst others, chairperson of the Dutch Reformed Church Book Trade (1972-1988), member of the Council of the Rand College of Education (1963-1979), chairperson of the Afrikaner Bond (1979-1983), chairperson of the Afrikaner Volkswag (1984- 1999), chairperson of the Afrikaner Vryheidstigting (Afrikaner Freedom Foundation) (1988-2007), chairperson of Orania Management Service (OMS) (1990-2011), Chief Leader of the Voortrekkers (1981-1989) and a lifetime honorary member of the FF Plus and also a member of the Northern Cape legislature (1994-2000);
2) recognises that Prof Boshoff will be remembered as an Afrikaner intellectual, cultural man, writer and theologian;
3) further recognises that, as founder of Orania, he challenged Afrikaner intellectuals to offer constructive solutions to ensure the Afrikaner's future in Africa;
4) believes that he was a person who treated everyone he came into contact with, black and white, with respect and up to the end expressed himself strongly against racism;
5) remembers that President Zuma only recently visited Prof Boshoff in Orania and expressed his appreciation for Prof Boshoff's contribution over many years, as well as the entrepreneurial spirit and successful projects in Orania; and
6) expresses its sympathy to the relatives of Prof Carel Boshoff.
Agreed to.