Hon House Chair, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that acclaimed South African social scientist, Prof Lawrence Schlemmer, died on Wednesday, 26 October 2011, at the Constantiaberg Clinic, Cape Town, at the age of 75;
2) further notes that Prof Schlemmer taught at the University of the Witwatersrand before moving to the University of Natal (Durban) where he set up and ran the Centre for Social and Development Studies;
It was there that he was part of the supervision of Dr Blade Nzimande's PhD thesis. I continue:
3) acknowledges that Prof Schlemmer served in various positions during his distinguished career, including as director of MarkData, director of the Inkatha Institute, chairman for the Centre for Policy Studies, Vice-president of the Human Sciences Research Council, vice-president of the South African Institute of Race Relations, chairman of the Centre for Political Studies, strategy director for the Urban Foundation, consultant to the Centre for Development and Enterprise and director of the Helen Suzman Foundation;
4) further acknowledges the many positive contributions that Prof Schlemmer has made to South Africa through his writing, research and policy analysis;
5) extends its heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Prof Schlemmer; and
6) laments the loss of a truly great South African.
Agreed to.