House Chair, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that on Monday, 2 September 2019, the Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture MEC in the Eastern Cape launched Heritage Month in Sterkspruit at the Qhemegha Village where dinosaur bones have been found;
2) further notes that this tiny Qhemegha Village also made international headlines last year with the discovery of what is believed to be the largest dinosaur bone beds ever discovered in South Africa;
3) acknowledges that South Africa is home to eight of the world's official heritage sites as determined by the United Nations;
4) underscores the need to ensure and value our cultural heritage as we enter the heritage month;
5) recognises that this discovery could create employment opportunities for locals, particularly the youth and women, who are still economically active and this could
also turn this area into a major tourism destination; and
6) calls on the provincial heritage resource authorities, together with district and local municipalities, and universities and all stakeholders to work together in the development of the "Jurassic Park" venture at the unique Qhemegha fossil discovery site.
Agreed to.