Madam Deputy Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes with pleasure the announcement by the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs on 17 March 2010 that all 2010 Fifa World Cup host cities comply with all requirements for the supply of safe drinking water on a sustainable basis;
2) further notes that the municipalities of Cape Town, Johannesburg, Tshwane, Nelspruit and eThekwini have once again been awarded Blue Drop certificates for maintaining a high standard of drinking water purification and supply in 2010, thus retaining their Blue Drop status first achieved in 2009;
3) further notes that, compared to the previous Blue Drop reporting period in 2009, the cities of Mangaung in Bloemfontein, Nelson Mandela Bay, Polokwane and Rustenburg have improved their operations with regard to the management of drinking water, and that they were awarded Blue Drop certification for the first time in 2010;
(4) extends its congratulations to the officials within these municipalities whose hard work has been duly rewarded; and
(5) expresses its confidence that these host cities shall ensure that their visitors during the 2010 Fifa World Cup will be able to enjoy drinking water of the highest quality.
Agreed to.