House Chair, I move without notice on behalf of the ANC:
That the House-
1) notes with great pride that eight-year-old Minentle Miya was a cadet champion qualifier for the World Chess Youth Tournament in China last month;
2) further notes that in the Cadet Programme, Minentle had to achieve the highest scores in her age group and gender group in South Africa;
3) acknowledges that although she returned home without a medal she won the award for the 2019 Momentum Girls' School Sports Star of the Year in August this year, becoming the youngest winner to date;
4) further acknowledges that she also received an award for the most promising athlete at the Gauteng Sports Awards on 29 September 2019;
5) understands that she is now preparing for the African Championships in Namibia; and
6) congratulates her on her success and wishes her well for her participation in future tournaments, where we have no doubt she will emerge victorious.
Agreed to.
House Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the House-
1) congratulates Shiela Lynn Senkubuge on winning the excellence in Leadership Award at the 2019 Women in Transport Awards;
2) notes that Women in Transport Awards provides a platform to celebrate the success of women transforming the transport sector;
3) recognises Ms Senkubuge's groundbreaking initiative with the DA- led City of Tshwane being the first in South Africa to launch a free bus service for the unemployed youth and the first to implement a booking system for the renewal of drivers licenses to reduce queues;
4) further recognises that under Ms Senkubuge's leadership, the City of Tshwane finished runner-up in the Best Smart Ticketing Programme in the world, at the Transport Ticketing Global Awards, 2019; and
5) further congratulates Ms Senkubuge for also scooping the award for the most influential woman in local government at the 2019 Pan- African awards.
I so move. [Applause.]
House Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the House-
1) notes that October 29 marks 29 years since the death of PAC's second President, Zephaniah Lekoame Mothopeng;
2) further notes that Mr Mothopeng was:
a) was the first students to obtain a post- matriculation Teachers Certificate at Amanzimtoti; and
b) Mothopeng started teaching at Orlando Secondary School in 1941, and during his time as a teacher, he held various positions in teachers' associations including the Presidency of the Transvaal African Teachers' Association,