I move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes recent reports by the Independent Electoral Commission that the youth represented almost 80% of the new voters who registered to vote on the weekend of 8 and 9 November 2008;
2) acknowledges the significant role that young people in South Africa have played in the fight for liberation and in mobilising communities to rise against the armed forces of the apartheid regime;
3) further acknowledges the important contribution that the youth have made in the reconstruction and development of a postapartheid society since the dawn of our democracy in 1994, by continuously engaging institutions of government to expand opportunities for the youth, particularly those from previously marginalised and deprived communities; and
4) reiterates the call of the African National Congress to all young people in South Africa to once again rise up and stand firm in defence of our hard-won freedom and democracy.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.
Order! Just to remind the members about time ... Hon Sibiya and Danie, I can hear you from here. You are disturbing the Chair.
Hon members, please time your motions. The allotted time is one and a half minutes. I don't want to, but I will have to cut you short if you proceed for longer than that.