Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes with sadness the death of people as a result of shack fires in the Cape Peninsula and Johannesburg;
2) further notes that three people have died, two minors are currently being treated for burn wounds at the Red Cross Children's Hospital in Cape Town and fifty people were left homeless;
3) also notes that a total of five people have died in shack fires in and around Johannesburg, one in Ivory Park, two in Waterworks informal settlement in Lenasia and another two in Meadowlands;
4) takes this opportunity to convey its sincere condolences to the families and friends of the deceased during this difficult time, and to wish those still in hospital a speedy recovery; and
5) calls upon the people in informal settlements to exercise special caution during this season. Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.