Chairperson, I hereby move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes with sadness that two rising karate stars, brothers Bruno and Rui Schwalbach, returned from the world champions in Malaysia on Monday 17 October 2011, as orphans;
2) further notes that the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee, SASCOC, reported that the siblings' parents, Zito and Christian Schwalbach, died in a car accident on 9 October 2011 shortly after the departure of Bruno, 20, and Rui, 15, as part of the SA national team;
3) notes that the Schwalbachs spent a night in Johannesburg after dropping off their sons at O R Tambo International Airport and were involved in a head-on collision the following day on their way home to Winburg in the Free State and both died on the scene; and
4) takes this opportunity to extend its sincere condolences to the boys and the rest of the family during these difficult time and wishes the boys well for the future.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.