Deputy Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes the appointment of an eight-member task team by the Eastern Cape provincial government under the chairmanship of the MEC for finance to drive the province's multibillion infrastructure plan over the next seven years;
2) further notes that the task team consists of a team of reputed experts and professionals from various sectors, including the public and private sectors, who have knowledge and experience, as well as commitment to the development of the province and, among others, are tasked to develop a plan that will take the Eastern Cape out of poverty and underdevelopment and make it one of the mainstream players in the socioeconomic development landscape in the country; and
3) takes this opportunity to welcome this initiative and commends the premier and the provincial government of the Eastern Cape on their initiative and wishes them success with the implementation and fulfilment thereof.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.