Madam Deputy Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes with deep regret that hon Cobus Schmidt, MP, tragically lost his life in a fatal motor vehicle accident in Welkom on Monday, 23 November 2009;
2) further notes that the late hon Cobus Schmidt served on the Portfolio Committee on Energy and was a model constituency MP in the southern Free State region;
3) acknowledges that the late hon Schmidt commenced his political career in 2000 at which time he acted as a councillor and as the deputy headmaster of Reseamohetse Primary School;
4) recognises that the late hon Schmidt was a true patriot who was devoted to his country and that he will be remembered as a dedicated and selfless representative of the Free State;
5) further recognises that he will be deeply missed by all of his colleagues in the Democratic Alliance and by the community which he selflessly served for so many years; and
6) extends and expresses its sincere condolences to his wife Karin, their young daughter, his family and all who loved him.