Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes with profound sadness that on Saturday, 12 September, 32 years ago, renowned South African philosopher, leader and anti- apartheid activist Steve Biko died as a result of a massive head injury suffered whilst in police custody;
2) further notes that the true circumstances surrounding his death would never have come to light had it not been for then journalist Helen Zille's investigative journalism;
3) recognises that his writing and activism initiated the Black Consciousness Movement, and made an invaluable contribution to the restoration of African consciousness globally;
4) further recognises that his untimely death opened the eyes of the world to the brutality of the apartheid regime; and
5) calls on all South Africans to honour Biko's legacy by recommitting to our Constitution's values, and to continue the fight against all forms of racism with renewed vigour.
Agreed to.