Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes that the long wait for older males to access state social security grants was cut short yesterday when the SA Social Security Agency, Sassa, in Limpopo issued the first payments to male beneficiaries;
2) further notes that in the past older men had to wait until they turned 65; and
3) acknowledges that this important initiative and breakthrough is part of the ANC-led government's commitment to look after the wellbeing of its senior citizens.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.