Chairperson, I give notice that I shall move at the next sitting of the Council:
That the Council -
1) notes-
a) that during the opening speeches, frequent references were made to the struggle and the Constitution;
b) that from what we heard during public hearings, requirements and functions that are set out in the Constitution regarding service delivery are not being met and that is a sign of a failing state;
c) that we hear and read that mayors and councillors are not interested in speaking or acting on behalf of communities;
d) that the time has come that Ministers take their responsibilities seriously in terms of section 139 of the Constitution to intervene and get rid of dysfunctional mayors and councillors as well as numerous incompetent officials;
2) believes it is unacceptable that councils receive adverse or disclaimer audit reports and still try to convince the electorate that they act in the best interests of the people; and
3) recognises the fact that if they cannot manage their financial responsibilities, they cannot expect government's support for better service delivery.
Chairperson, I give notice that I shall move at the next sitting of the Council: That the Council notes that -
1) the success and wisdom of the agreement between the DA and the ID has been proven beyond any doubt by the results of the by-election in Botrivier on Wednesday last week;
2) this by-election in ward 7 of the Theewaterskloof Local Municipality was brought about by the resignation of the sitting ID councillor, James Pheiffer, in protest against the joining of his former party with the DA;
3) the so-called protester, having being lured by the ANC to stand in his own ward as an ANC candidate, failed miserably by attracting only 677 votes against the 1 015 votes of the DA candidate, Pearl Stanfliet; and
4) the victory does not only prove the growing force of the DA-ID alliance, but highlights the ANC's unfaltering obsession with race through the importation of Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson and the Northern Cape Premier, Hazel Jenkins, to promote the ANC in the community.
Chairperson, I'm sorry that I am speaking with my back towards you. I give notice that I shall move at the next sitting of the Council:
That the Council -
1) debates the failure of government to address the housing needs of over 2 million families as estimated by the department, more particularly government's unwillingness ...
[Interjections.]
Chairperson, on a point of order: The hon member cannot speak with his back towards you. Can he move to the back?
Order! Let us not criticise the member. He did apologise to the Chair. But let us try to get another microphone. Mr Sinclair, is there any microphone that works closer to you there? Oh, there is a roving microphone. You can start from the beginning.
Chairperson, I'm sorry that I am speaking with my back towards you. I give notice that I shall move at the next sitting of the Council:
That the Council -
1) debates the failure of government to address the housing needs of over 2 million families as estimated by the department, more particularly government's unwillingness to cut loose tenderpreneurs such as Wiseman Mpisane and Mike Mokoena; 2) further debates the shocking lack of transparency and accountability in commissioning housing projects, with the result that the poor and the marginalised people of our country are given shoddy structures unfit for human habitation, which have to be taken down and rebuilt; and
3) recognises the importance of government focusing on the real and urgent needs of the people rather than the greed of its friends in high places.
Chairperson, on a point of order: This is with regard to the new name we hear now today, that the motion is read on behalf of the "real" Cope. I would like to know, Chair, whether you are aware of such a party?
Order! That is not a point of order.
Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes that Kaizer Chiefs, "abafana bokuthula noxolo" ...
[Interjections.]
Chair, on a point of order: We are still busy with notices of motion. Just hold on, hon Nyambi.
Order! Just listen very carefully. I said: Does any member wish to give notice of a motion? We are dealing with notices of motion and not motions without notice. Are we clear? Hon Windvol?
Chair, I will wait my turn for motions without notice. We were just misled by the other member who escaped the notice of the Chair and also moved a motion without notice. Thank you.
Chairperson, I give notice that I shall move at the next sitting of the Council:
That the Council -
1) notes that the water treatment plant in Harrismith is already about 50 years old and there is the danger of not being adequate for the supply of services to the community;
2) further notes that it is of huge concern that although an environmental impact assessment, a feasibility study and a cost analysis to upgrade the plant to by R80 million had been done, the national Department of Water and Environmental Affairs did not responded so far;
3) has believes that it is a shame and a disgrace in the eyes of the community of this area and district to have such service delivery from the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs; and
4) calls on the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs to respond to the application given to her department very soon with a suitable and satisfactory answer on how she will address this problem.
I thank you.
Chairperson, I give notice that I shall move at the next sitting of the Council:
That the Council -
1) notes with utter dismay and profound sadness the brutal slaying of a British tourist, Ms Anni Dewani, after she and her husband, Mr Shrien Dewani, were hijacked in Gugulethu in Cape Town on Sunday night, 14 November;
2) further notes that the young couple, who got married about two weeks ago, arrived in Cape Town on Friday for their honeymoon;
3) takes this opportunity to condemn in the harshest possible terms this inhuman and heartless incident by merciless and selfish criminals who have no regard for human life; and
4) calls on all those who might have any information that will bring the perpetrators of this brutal crime to face the full might of the law to contact the police.
Voorsitter, by die volgende sitting van die Raad sal ek voorstel:
Dat die Raad -
(1) kennis neem dat -
(a) 'n lid van die gemeenskap in die publieke verhoor in die Charles Mopeli Stadium die gehoor meegedeel het dat die burgemeester van die munisipaliteit werkers ontslaan het en nie aanstel indien hulle nie 'n ANC-lidmaatskap kaart besit nie;
(b) die DA sulke politiese afpersery, intimidasie en viktimisering in die sterkste moontlike wyse afkeur en betreur; en
c) die DA 'n beroep doen op die Minister vir Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake en die Minister van Arbeid om die aangeleentheid deeglik te ondersoek. (Translation of Afrikaans notice of motion follows.)
[Mr W F FABER: Chairperson, at the next sitting of the Council I shall move:
That the Council -
(1) notes that -
(a) a member of the community informed the audience during the public hearing at the Charles Mopeli Stadium that the mayor dismissed municipality workers or does not appoint them if they are not in possession of an ANC membership card;
(b) the DA condemns and deplores such political blackmail, intimidation and victimisation in the strongest possible terms; and
(c) the DA calls on the Minister for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs and the Minister of Labour to thoroughly investigate the matter.]
Chairperson, I give notice that I shall move at the next sitting of the Council:
That the Council notes that -
1) the Phuthaditjhaba, Qwaqwa area has the highest unemployment rate in the Free State province;
2) the DA calls on the provincial government and private enterprises to create an enabling environment for business and industry in the Qwaqwa area to ensure more jobs and employment;
3) the DA and the DA youth policies should be followed to create an open-opportunity society for all the people; and
4) job seekers and the youth must be subsidised by means of work vouchers to encourage business and industry to employ more people, especially the youth, whilst they learn a trade.
I give notice that I shall move at the next sitting of the Council:
That the Council -
1) notes - a) that illegal gold refining activities at G-Hostel in Matjhabeng municipality have resumed two days after a successful SAPS raid;
b) that large amounts of refining equipment and 1 400 kg of gold were confiscated two weeks ago;
c) that these illegal refining activities are part of a process, starting with the zama-zamas in the old mines; and
d) that gold is finally sold by syndicates avoiding normal legal trading processes to the value of at least R10 billion per annum;
2) requests -
(a) that the municipality, which is the owner of G-Hostel, should take responsibility for the illegal operations and assist the SAPS in its operations;
b) that the mining houses and their security companies honestly and actively assist the SAPS in their effort to clampdown on these illegal activities in the mines and above ground; and
3) congratulates Major-General Lerato Molale on the successes of the SAPS operations at G-Hostel and encourages him to root out the syndicates at the top of the illegal mining and money-making processes in the gold industry.
Thank you.
Chairperson, I give notice that on the next sitting of the House I shall move:
That the Council -
1) debates -
a) the necessity for national Police Commissioner Bheki Cele to transfer four senior commissioners from the Free State to Limpopo due to allegations of poor performance and inability to fight crime;
b) the advisability of transferring them, and, by that token, merely shifting chairs on the deck of the Titanic;
c) the failure of the officers from Limpopo's Vhembe District and Capricorn District to turn things around and thereby improve policing in the Free State; and
2) notes that Cope proposes comprehensive and meaningful action by government that will lead to real and visible policing in the Free State.