Deputy Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes with utter dismay that the man who was arrested for the rape of his 11-year-old daughter appeared in Vuwani Magistrate's Court in Limpopo on Friday and his case was postponed for further investigation;
2) further notes that the father, who was reportedly drunk and raped his daughter after threatening her with a knife, was released on R1 000 bail; and
3) takes this opportunity to condemn this tragic incident in the harshest possible terms and also the release of the father on R1 000 bail when he has shown no regard for the safety of his family and subjected his daughter and wife to persistent acts of violence and abuse.