Speaker and hon members, on behalf of the UDM I would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to the family, the ANC and friends of the late hon Henry Mutile Fazzie, who passed away last weekend. Our hearts go out to you during this hour of grief.
Mr Fazzie played a leading role in organising various consumer boycotts in the 1980s. Like other members of his generation, he spent his life fighting for the liberation of our people.
After a long life devoted to the struggle for liberation, he became a member of South Africa's first democratically elected Parliament in 1994. The democracy we enjoy today, together with its institutions, exist because of the efforts of people like him.
We bid farewell to him and hope that his family will find consolation in the words spoken here today. Robala ka khut?o. I?e Morena. [Rest in peace. Thank you.]