Chairperson, I hereby move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes the extreme bravery and great determination of 18-year-old Zanele Zondo, of Orlando West, Soweto, who wrote her last paper for the 2011 Senior Certificate examinations yesterday morning;
2) notes that Zanele was hit by a bus on the second day of the matric exams, while walking home from attending extra maths and science classes, which resulted in her left leg being crushed between the bus and a parked car;
3) further notes that after being taken to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital to be operated on, school authorities advised her to write her exams next year but she refused;
4) recognises that Zanele, who, with 12 other relatives, survives on her grandmother's pension, promised her grandmother that she would pass this year and pass well enough to study at a university next year;
5) further recognises that she wrote two maths papers and Afrikaans while being treated in hospital, and despite the pain and crutches, she sat at school to write her other subjects, until yesterday, when she wrote her last paper;
6) applauds the tenacity and the "never give up attitude" showed by this 18-year-old girl and wishes her and all matriculants of 2011 all the best for their future and hopes their dreams come true; and
7) acknowledges that this is the kind of commitment we need to instil in all our people, especially the youth, to achieve success and to become better people.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.