Hon Deputy Chairperson, I give notice that at the next sitting of the Council I shall move on behalf of the DA:
That the Council -
1) notes that the National Youth Development Agency, NYDA, is using the World Festival of Youth and Students to partner with radical groups such as the Workers' Party of North Korea and Zanu-PF of Zimbabwe; 2) further notes that a budget adjustment of R29 million was approved for the nine-day extravaganza with 30 000 delegates, ill-afforded by the mandate of the NYDA;
3) recognises that the NYDA approached all nine provinces for a R4 million contribution to the festival;
4) requests that a financial report be submitted to this House that clearly indicates the expenses of this delusional grandeur, as well as a report by each of the nine provinces as to what provincial contributions were made for which expenses; and
5) calls on the President, members of Cabinet, Parliament, state departments and the private sector not to attend the festival as such attendance would legitimise the undemocratic, oppressive and totalitarian regimes associated with the festival.