Chairperson, I move:
That the House - (1) notes that the Protea netball team were on Saturday crowned winners of the inaugural Diamond Challenge Netball Tournament, when they beat archrivals Malawi 47-43 in the final in Pretoria;
(2) further notes that with victory in this tournament, which was fiercely contested by top teams such as Malawi, Botswana and Zambia, South Africa has now established itself as the top team on the African continent;
(3) acknowledges that this tournament, which is set to become an annual event, is aimed at not only promoting the profile of netball in South Africa and the national team, but to further the game at all levels and to celebrate the role of women in sport as part of Women's Month;
(4) recognises the valiant South African efforts in this final, as the Proteas lost to Malawi in the round-robin phase of the tournament; and
(5) congratulates the Proteas and coaching staff on this achievement and wishes them luck in their vision of constantly being one of the top three teams in the world.
Agreed to.