Hon Deputy Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes with great sadness the death of ANC Member of Parliament, Nontsikelelo Mavis Magazi, on Friday, 11 November 2011;
2) further notes that Ms Magazi, after a lengthy illness, succumbed to cancer at the Clinton Clinic in Thokoza, Johannesburg at the age of 48;
3) remembers that Ms Magazi, who joined Parliament in 1999, served in a number of parliamentary committees, which included the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, and on Communications, while displaying great passion for her work and making quality contributions to parliamentary debates;
4) further remembers that Ms Magazi was a long-standing member of the ANC, participating in various structures of the organisation and its alliance partners, the South African Communist Party and the South African National Civic Organisation, Sanco, always serving with diligence and commitment;
5) recalls that Ms Magazi was a passionate women's rights advocate and community activist and was instrumental in the establishment of Sanco national women's desk in 1993;
6) acknowledges that she also served as a volunteer in the office of the ANC Women's League in the 1990s;
7) further acknowledges that at the time of her death she was a serving member of the Gauteng Provincial Executive Committee of the ANC Women's League and devoted herself to serving her constituency in Benoni;
8) appreciates her contribution to furthering our democracy, her energy and enthusiasm as a public representative, her work ethic and vibrant leadership; and
9) extends its heartfelt condolences to the family of Ms Magazi, friends, colleagues and members of the ANC, the South African Communist Party and the South African National Civic Organisation.
Thank you, Deputy Speaker and the Table staff, for reminding me to finish my work.