I give notice that I shall move at the next sitting of the Council:
That the Council -
1) notes - a) that illegal gold refining activities at G-Hostel in Matjhabeng municipality have resumed two days after a successful SAPS raid;
b) that large amounts of refining equipment and 1 400 kg of gold were confiscated two weeks ago;
c) that these illegal refining activities are part of a process, starting with the zama-zamas in the old mines; and
d) that gold is finally sold by syndicates avoiding normal legal trading processes to the value of at least R10 billion per annum;
2) requests -
(a) that the municipality, which is the owner of G-Hostel, should take responsibility for the illegal operations and assist the SAPS in its operations;
b) that the mining houses and their security companies honestly and actively assist the SAPS in their effort to clampdown on these illegal activities in the mines and above ground; and
3) congratulates Major-General Lerato Molale on the successes of the SAPS operations at G-Hostel and encourages him to root out the syndicates at the top of the illegal mining and money-making processes in the gold industry.
Thank you.