Chairperson, I move the draft resolution printed in my name on the Order Paper, as follows:
That the Council -
1) notes with profound sadness and utmost sense of loss the passing away of ANC veteran Comrade Imam Gassan Solomon after a long period of illness;
2) further notes that -
a) Imam Solomon joined the ANC in 1960 at the tender age of 19 and that he became president of the Call of Islam in 1983 and was elected onto the Executive Committee of the Western Cape United Democratic Front, UDF, in 1984;
b) at the height of apartheid repression in 1985, Imam Solomon went into exile and only returned to South Africa during the unbanning of the ANC in 1990; and
c) Imam Solomon became an ANC Member of Parliament in 1994 and served on various portfolio committees while being an MP, including Finance, Justice and Safety and Security; and
(3) recognises that Imam Solomon was a true cadre of the ANC and distinguished veteran of the liberation of our people who dedicated his life to dismantling the legacy of apartheid in our nation; and
(4) takes this opportunity to -
a) dip its head for comfort on the shoulders of a nation in mourning and on the chests of so many of our people who are mourning with Imam Solomon's family by virtue of the life he dedicated to our people; and
b) extend its sympathy and condolences to the Solomon family, friends and comrades.
May his soul rest in peace.
Question put: That the motion be agreed to.
IN FAVOUR: Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape.
Motion accordingly agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.
Order! Before the Secretary reads the First Order of the Day, I want to say that I have been informed that the First Order should be amended by the inclusion of the words: "working together to ensure the delivery of quality services to communities".
Amendment agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.