Deputy Chairperson, I hereby give notice that on the next sitting of the NCOP I shall move on behalf of the IFP:
That the Council -
1) notes with shock that the badly decomposed body of a baby was found floating in a river in Thembisa, Ekurhuleni, by young boys who were playing near the river bank;
2) further notes that the body of the baby was missing a hand; 3) calls upon the relevant authorities, with the help of the community, to thoroughly investigate this incident and to locate the mother of this innocent child; and
(4) realises that we must do our utmost to protect all children, as they are amongst the most vulnerable members of our society.