Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes with sadness the death of 12 patients who died when a patient minibus carrying 27 patients overturned on a road between Koopmansfontein and Delportshoop in the Northern Cape;
2) further notes that the horrific incident happened in the early hours of the morning on 5 February 2008, when the driver lost control of the patient minibus and it overturned and rolled several times; and
3) takes this opportunity to convey its heartfelt and deepest condolences to the families of the deceased and all the people of the Northern Cape for this immense and horrendous loss of human lives.
May God be with them and we wish them strength in this trying and difficult moment.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.
Chairperson, this is the second occasion in this sitting that members of the ANC laugh audibly when the deaths of fellow South Africans are being debated and I call on you to rule on that, please. Is that parliamentary?
Order! That is not parliamentary! I was going to check on them, but I first had to complete these motions without notice.
Order! I want to remind members of this House that you still have the holiday spirit. Please conduct yourselves as members of this House.