Speaker, I hereby move without notice:
That the House -
(1) notes that 15 March is observed worldwide as a day to celebrate World Consumer Rights Day and that this day aims at educating consumers to be aware about their rights and to get the treatment that they deserve from businesses, and stand up for themselves;
2) further notes that this day in South Africa coincides with the establishment of the new consumer watchdog, the National Consumer Commission, which will be formally launched at the end of this month;
3) believes that South African consumers will be able to get legal protection, as they have a right to be protected against unscrupulous and substandard goods and services rendered to them because they have little information regarding their rights as consumers; and
4) urges South African consumers to actively familiarise themselves with consumer rights which are internationally recognised.
Agreed to.