Chairperson I move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes with a great sense of sadness the death of a mother of three and that more than 1 000 people were left homeless in a devastating fire in Langa township;
2) further notes that at about midnight on Monday, 5 March 2012, more than 500 shacks and blocks of zones were burnt down by a fire which started in a shack in Zone 17 and within minutes spread through to Zone 19 and Zone 20;
3) acknowledges that firefighters battled against the strong winds and families lost their belongings, including furniture, clothes, identity documents, marriage and birth certificates, and learners lost their uniforms and books and were therefore unable to go to school yesterday; and
4) conveys its sincere condolences to the family of the victim and wishes all the affected courage and strength during this trying time, appealing to all government departments to help and treat this situation with the urgency it deserves.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.