Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes with deep sadness the death on 26 February 2011 at the age of 38 of former ANC Member of Parliament, Adv Mamaroba Johannes Malahlela, fondly known among his comrades and friends as "Joe";
2) remembers that Joe joined Parliament in 2002, when he was 29 years old, and participated in various parliamentary portfolio committees, including those on Communications, Justice and Constitutional Development, Foreign Affairs and Finance and at the time of his death was a commissioner at the Public Service Commission;
3) further remembers that Adv Malahlela cut his political teeth in the 1980s through student and youth activism in Mankweng, Limpopo, where he was born, and served as a member of the Mankweng Youth Congress and branch chairperson of the ANC Youth League in Ga-Dikgale, and at the University of the North, and while studying law served in the student representative council in various positions, including that of treasurer-general, and also served as a member of the ANCYL Capricorn Regional Executive Committee and an ex officio member of the executive committee in the same region;
4) recognises that Adv Malahlela was a gifted, hardworking, friendly and humble servant of the people who never shied away from any task, no matter how challenging or difficult it was; and
5) conveys its heartfelt condolences and sympathy to his family, friends, comrades and colleagues.
Thank you.