Madam Deputy Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that -
a) on 19 July 2010 the Tygerberg Children's Choir and Stellenbosch University Choir were crowned Champions of the World Choir Games in their respective categories at the 6th World Choir Games hosted in Shaoxing, China;
b) both choirs won a further two gold medals in two divisions respectively: the Children's Choir gained top honours in the Religions (88,6%) and the Folklore (95,2%) section of the competition and the Stellenbosch Choir secured the top spot in the Mixed Choirs (95,2%) and Musica Contemporanea (92%) section of the competition which is the world's largest and most prestigious choral competition; and
c) 472 choirs from 83 nations competed for the coveted title of world champions;
2) acknowledges the exceptional nature of this achievement at a competition which has been dubbed the Olympic Games of choir competitions;
(3) recognises that both choirs have made their country and its people proud; and
(4) extends its congratulations to both choirs and their respective conductors on their exceptional achievements.
Agreed to.