Madam Deputy Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that the South African struggle icon and veteran leader Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada was bestowed the freedom of the City of Johannesburg at the Walter Sisulu Hall in Kliptown on Tuesday, 21 August 2012;
2) further notes that Mr Kathrada became the fifth South African person to receive this award from the City of Johannesburg, following other figures in the liberation struggle such as Walter Sisulu, Beyers Naude, Nelson Mandela and Joe Slovo;
3) acknowledges that Kathrada, who spent 26 years in prison alongside former President Nelson Mandela and other struggle icons, is hailed for his humility, dignity and selfless service to the poor and voiceless;
4) recognises that Mr Kathrada moved to Johannesburg at the age of eight as there was no school for Indians in the then Western Transvaal, and he lived in Johannesburg for 25 years before he went to Robben Island following the Rivonia trial in 1963; and 5) congratulates him on this well-deserved award.
Agreed to.