Deputy Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes the establishment of the Kimberley International Diamond and Jewellery Academy in the Northern Cape on 4 November 2011;
2) further notes that this institution will be a world-class training academy based in Kimberley that will offer essential skills, technology and research development in diamond processing, jewellery design and manufacturing;
3) notes that 50 students are enrolled at the academy, seven from Zimbabwe, seven from Namibia, two from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and several students from the districts in the Northern Cape; and
4) congratulates the Northern Cape government on developing such a comprehensive diamond strategy for the province, the country and the Southern African Development Community.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.