Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
(1) notes with utter dismay the brutal public slaying of Lieutenant- Colonel Francis Pillay who was shot and killed in front of his wife at his home in Lotus Park at Isipingo in KwaZulu-Natal yesterday afternoon;
(2) further notes that Lieutenant-Colonel Pillay was one of the best policemen at Isipingo and held in high regard by his colleagues and the community for his dedication in the fight against crime;
(3) takes this opportunity to condemn in the strongest possible terms this heartless and cowardly criminal act; and
(4) calls on the police to ensure that his perpetrators are brought to book to face the full might of the law.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.