Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) applauds an extremely brave Cape Town man, Mr Radius Masukume, who risked his own life to rescue a woman while two men were raping her on Thursday, 10 October 2019, in a field just off Gie Road in Table View;
2) understands that Mr Masukume immediately went to the aid of the woman, where one of the men kicked him to the ground after he caught their attention and then stabbed him in his face and head four times;
3) appreciates his heroic effort which was widely welcomed by many people via social media and a Facebook page started by Keep the Energy, a
group that focuses on gender-based violence, which raised just over R20 000 for Mr Masukume;
4) appreciates his bravery and selflessness; and
5) thanks Mr Masukume for risking his life to save the woman.
Agreed to.
Hon Chairperson, I'm rising in terms of Rule
92 before we proceed with Members' Statements. I note that there are only two Ministers and three deputy Ministers in the House. So, I'm leaving it to you to decide whether or not we proceed because we've had precedence in this House where we postpone Members' Statements. And we will have almost 15 statements for these Ministers to respond; I think it's unfair to the hon members. Thank you.
We have two Ministers and five Deputy Ministers, and we only expect six responses. So, we continue.