Deputy Speaker, I hereby move without notice on behalf of the DA:
That the House - 1) notes that our nation's Public Protector, Advocate Thuli Madonsela, has been nominated for the Forbes Africa Person of the Year Award 2014;
2) further notes that since its inception three years ago, the award has attracted the highest calibre of nominees from across our continent;
3) acknowledges that the four other finalists who have been nominated include:
a) Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie;
b) Nigerian business tycoon, Aliko Dangote;
c) President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka of Rwanda; and
d) Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission in Nigeria, Arunma Oteh;
4) further acknowledges that this year's Forbes Africa Person of the Year Award ceremony will take place on 4 December 2014; 5) congratulates all nominees, in particular Advocate Thuli Madonsela, for being the only South African nominated; and
6) applauds our Public Protector for the outstanding job she is doing and wishes her well as she continues her work in strengthening our constitutional democracy.
Agreed to.