Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that on 15 September 2011, South Africa, in partnership with eight other African countries, submitted its bid to host the Square Kilometre Array, SKA, project;
2) acknowledges South Africa's advancement in the sphere of astronomy and science, most recently with the launch of our own project, the MeerKAT or Karoo Array Telescope;
3) further acknowledges the positive outcomes this bid will have on the advancement of Africa and South Africa in particular, in the fields of astronomy, science and technology, which is truly another building block on our past achievements;
4) further notes the opportunities the SKA project will have for our economy, especially igniting interest in science and technology amongst our youth, the creation of jobs, economic development and advancement of our manufacturing industries;
5) commends the Department of Science and Technology, our country partners and all those who have worked on this bid; and
6) wishes the bid committee good luck as they endeavour to bring the SKA project to South Africa.
Agreed to.