Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) welcomes with a great sense of pride the honouring of one of the greatest jazz geniuses South Africa has ever produced, Jonas Gwangwa, with an honorary doctorate in music education by the Walter Sisulu University in Mthatha, on Saturday, 12 May 2012;
2) notes that this honorary doctorate was awarded in recognition of his sterling contribution to the development and promotion of African art and culture, particularly the jazz music genre;
3) acknowledges that the University of South Africa also awarded a Doctor of Literature and Philosophy degree to Jonas Gwangwa on 3 May 2012;
4) further acknowledges his impressive musical and political contributions towards a free and democratic South Africa; and
5) wishes him much success in his future endeavours.
Agreed to.