Chairperson, I hereby move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes with profound sadness the passing away of social activist and anti-apartheid activist, Mrs Margaret Nash, at the age of 84 on 22 June 2011;
2) also notes that Mrs Nash was a member of the Federation of South African Women, which was formed in 1954 as an umbrella body for the advancement of the fight against gender discrimination and the marginalisation of women in apartheid South Africa that later became the African National Congress Women's League, ANCWL, and remained an active member of the Gaby Shapiro branch of the ANC;
3) further notes that Mrs Nash was a fierce opponent of apartheid and a remarkable South African who joined the illustrious list of white South African activists who fiercely opposed the apartheid ideology and the brutal marginalisation and discrimination of black South Africans by the apartheid regime and its forces;
4) takes this opportunity to extend its profound appreciation for the remarkable work of Mrs Nash and her selfless dedication to the building of a nonracial, nonsexist and democratic South Africa; and
5) extends its profound condolences to her husband, James Nash, and her family and friends.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.