Madam Deputy Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that on 11 November 2011 Table Mountain was provisionally announced as one of the new seven wonders of nature by the New 7 Wonders Foundation following an extensive global poll;
2) further notes that the other six wonders of nature are the Amazon Rainforest, Iguazu Falls, Jeju Island, Komodo Island, Puerto Princesco underground river and Halong Bay;
3) recognises that the consultation process that led to the announcement of the provisional list of the new seven wonders of nature on 11 November 2011 first started in 2007 with 440 contenders and the number of contenders was first cut to 77 and then to 28;
4) further recognises that in October the National Assembly passed a motion calling on all South Africans to vote for Table Mountain via the Internet, SMS, Mxit or telephone;
5) thanks all South Africans that voted for Table Mountain in the global poll;
6) further thanks all the celebrity ambassadors, organisations and entities that contributed to promoting support for Table Mountain's candidacy, including South African National Parks, the Department of Tourism, the City of Cape Town, the Western Cape provincial government and SA Tourism; and
7) urges South Africans and visitors from around the world to visit and explore Table Mountain.
Agreed to.