Deputy Chairperson, I hereby move without notice, on behalf of the ANC:
That the House-
1. notes that -
a) the renowned South African writer, activist and poet, Sandile Dikeni, passed away on Saturday, 9 November 2019;
b) Dikeni was born in Victoria West, Northern Cape, in 1966 and was a student at the then Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) where he obtained a diploma in Journalism;
c) he was an Editor of arts for the Cape Times, Editor of Die Suid Afrikaan and Political Editor of This Day South Africa, but also served a stint as a Spokesperson for South Africa's former Minister of Housing, Ms Lindiwe Sisulu;
d) Mr Dikeni also had an extensive career in the arts having published the poetry collections namely, Guava Juice and Telegraph to the Sky as well as an anthropology of his newspaper articles and essays; and
2. sends its deepest condolences to his family and friends.
Motion agreed to: