Deputy Speaker, on behalf of the Chief Whip of the Majority Party, I move without notice:
That the House -
(1) notes that yesterday, 19 October 2009, marked the 23rd anniversary of the tragic death of one of the greatest sons of Africa and the first President of a liberated Mozambique, Samora Machel;
(2) recalls that in Samora Machel the peoples of Mozambique and all of Southern Africa had a leader of great intellect and courage, a general with a strategic grasp and unwavering commitment to freedom and justice, a visionary for whom the interdependence of the countries and peoples of our region meant that none could enjoy freedom while some remained oppressed;
(3) further recalls that it was Samora Machel who cemented a bond between our two peoples founded on a deep belief that "solidarity is not an act of charity, but mutual support in pursuit of shared objectives"; and
(4) believes that the highest tribute that we can pay Samora Machel and those who perished on that fateful day, is to eradicate poverty, illiteracy and disease, and create prosperous societies whose ethos of justice and equity were the passion of Samora Machel's life.
Agreed to.