I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that Pieter-Dirk Uys, better known as Evita Bezuidenhout, was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the eighth Naledi Theatre Awards on 6 March 2011; 2) acknowledges his signal contribution to South African society for the past three decades, as an author, satirical performer and social activist;
3) recognises that under apartheid Uys used the medium of humour and stand-up comedy to criticise and expose the absurdity of the South African government's racial policies;
4) further recognises that in recent years, his proactive involvement in teaching HIV/Aids awareness throughout South Africa, specifically targeting schools, has won him many accolades and that Uys also served on the board of directors for the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, a non-profit organisation founded to provide treatment for and conduct research relating to HIV;
5) further acknowledges Pieter-Dirk Uys and his character for the tireless work in the frontline of HIV/Aids activism, education, and constitutional politics; and
6) congratulates Pieter-Dirk Uys on this wonderful achievement and wishes him all the success for the future.
Agreed to.