Mr Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
(1) notes that on October 29 the Modjadji dynasty celebrated their annual rain-making ceremony at Mapungubwe;
(2) further notes that the festival was attended by King Victor Thulare Sekhukhune, Thovhela Vho Tony Mphephu Ramabulane and Prince Mpapatla Bakhoma Modjadji, the Department of Environmental Affairs, the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, the National Heritage Council, the Vhembe and the Mopani District Municipalities;
3) recognises that the successful ceremony, which was preceded and followed by rain, provides ample evidence that co-ordination and collaboration among all three spheres of government and civil society can speed up service delivery, as well as bring about effective ways of water and environmental conservation; and
4) congratulates the Modjadji dynasty, the Department of Water Affairs, the Department of Environmental Affairs, the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, the SanPARKS and others for hosting this successful event and observing this important month on the indigenous African calendar.
Agreed to.