Mr Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that on 8 November 2012, former President of the Republic, Thabo Mbeki had been named the Daily Trust African of the Year for his sterling work in helping to resolve the Sudanese crisis;
2) further notes that the award, according to the member of the panel of judges, Salim Ahmed Salim, seeks to recognise and encourage an "ordinary and exemplary African who has made an outstanding contribution in the continent";
3) acknowledges that the award not only recognises Mbeki and the panel for their significant achievement, but also seeks to encourage the Sudanese and South Sudanese people as well as the African Union to stay the course on the road to permanent peace; and
4) congratulates him on his well-deserved award.
Agreed to.