Hon House Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes with encouragement and appreciation that this month as the Women's Month, we celebrate and pay tribute to the millions of South African women for their selfless contribution to the liberation struggle and for their continuous efforts in rebuilding our nation;
2) also notes that this month is embedded from the 9 August 1956 milestone and historic march by more than 2 000 women from all walks of the country to the Union Buildings in Pretoria, protesting the unjust pass laws enforced on women by the apartheid regime;
3) further notes that on this month it is befitting that we take stock of the progress made in the creation of a nonsexist society and the promotion of women emancipation since 1994;
4) therefore commends the ANC-led government on its consistent long- standing commitment in affirming women's representation in all levels of public service, political decision-making and women's rights in totality.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.