Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that today 150 protesters gathered in the Cape Town Central Business District (CBD) to take part in an illegal protest;
2) further notes that vendors had to pack up their goods and leave the CBD, as their property and lives were endangered;
3) acknowledges that it is unfair to expect vendors to pack up their belongings, close their shops and lose out on business that their livelihoods depend on because of an illegal, violent gathering;
4) further acknowledges that although everyone has the democratic right to protest, they must do so peacefully and only after obtaining the necessary permission; and 5) calls on all South Africans to obey the laws and to exercise their democratic right of protesting responsibly and peacefully.
Agreed to.