Madam Chair, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that today, 26 October 2011, the City of Cape Town was awarded the prestigious title of World Design Capital for the year 2014 in Taipei, Taiwan;
2) further notes that with more than half the world's population now living in urban areas, design has become an increasingly fundamental tool in making cities more competitive, attractive, liveable and efficient;
3) acknowledges that the World Design Capital designation is a city promotion project that celebrates the accomplishments of cities that have used design as a tool to reinvent themselves and improve social, cultural and economic life, the City of Cape Town exemplifies these ideals;
4) further acknowledges that the designation provides a distinctive opportunity for cities to showcase their accomplishments in attracting and promoting innovative design, as well as to highlight successes in urban revitalisation strategies;
5) recognises that this award is one of many awards previously awarded to the City of Cape Town, to name but a few: Best World City in the 2008 Telegraph Travel Awards, One of the World's Top 20 Cities - Cond Nast Traveller Readers' Travel Awards in September 2010, and Africa's Leading Destination - World Travel Awards for the years 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005 and 2003;
6) commends the bidding committee and the Cape Town partnership for their selfless dedication in bringing the prestigious title home, where it belongs; and 7) congratulates the people of Cape Town, the City of Cape Town and the Provincial Government of the Western Cape on this great achievement, because all they do is win.
Agreed to.