Deputy Speaker, I hereby move on behalf of the Chief Whip of the Majority Party:
That the House -
1) notes with great sadness the passing on of former member of Parliament, Mr Danny Olifant, in a motor vehicle accident on 31 October 2012;
2) further notes that Mr Olifant played a critical role in the fight against apartheid and in the mobilisation of the workers in Atlantis in the Western Cape against exploitation and national oppression;
3) remembers that he played an important role serving in different African National Congress (ANC) structures and was also elected a Provincial Deputy Chairperson of NUMSA;
4) further remembers that in his constituency of Atlantis, he was also involved in structures such as the Atlantis Economic Development Trust and was elected as its Chairperson;
5) recalls that Mr Olifant was amongst the first group of ANC members to be deployed to Parliament in 1994 and served diligently until 2009;
6) further recalls that over the years he served in different parliamentary committees, including Provincial and Local Government, Labour, Tourism, Environmental Affairs and Fisheries as well as Trade and Industry;
7) acknowledges that he also served as the ANC's leave and disciplinary Whip in Parliament until 2009 and in 2010, he was employed as a Parliamentary Liaison Officer in the Public Works ministry and later as the Regional Director of Prestige in the Department of Public Works until 2011;
8) further acknowledges his important contribution during the struggle for democracy; and 9) conveys its deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.
Agreed to, members standing.
The presiding officers associate themselves with the motion. The condolences of the House will be conveyed to the Oliphant family.