Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council-
(1) notes that the town of Louis Trichardt in Limpopo, the urban centre of Makhado Municipality, which has a jurisdiction of 16 000 km and consists of 279 informal towns with vast rural areas, was last month officially renamed Makhado once again, after continuous objections and court cases by the minority in the communities since 2003;
(2) further notes that this is a positive step towards restoring the name of Makhado, a hero in the struggle for freedom and democracy, and a victory for the local communities in and around Makhado to remove offending names of the past, which remind the people of the pain and suffering inflicted on them during apartheid; and
(3) calls on all the communities of Makhado to mark this historic event as an opportunity and a symbol of peace, reconciliation, prosperity and a better life for all the people of Makhado and wishes them well for the future.