Chair, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes the tragic event that unfolded in Oudtshoorn in the Western Cape on Sunday when a fire broke out in a compound structure in the Bongolethu informal settlement;
2) further notes the death of seven people, including three children who were trapped in the compound;
3) acknowledges that due to the lack of basic services and effective disaster management plans, thousands of South Africans who reside in informal settlements are vulnerable to such accidental, yet tragic events which often cause the death of loved ones; and
(4) extends its condolences to the families of those who lost their lives, and calls upon local authorities to assist communities in preventing such events in future.
Agreed to.