Hon Deputy Speaker, I hereby move without notice on behalf of the IFP:
That the House -
1) notes with concern and condemns the violent protests that took place at the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Westville Campus, which resulted in the burning of property;
2) further notes the lack of constructive engagement by the protesters in expressing their concerns and urges for more responsible protesting to allow for appropriate steps to be taken to resolve issues;
3) acknowledges the concerns of the protesting students with regard to the shortage of student funding from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme and the alleged maladministration surrounding the disbursement of loans;
4) calls on the Department of Higher Education to interact with the relevant government departments and to relook the funding models and criteria used so as to better manage the distribution of NSFAS loans; and
5) applauds the efforts of the Wits Student Representative Council to raise funds in order to help pay for students who have no proper access to funding, and encourages the University of KwaZulu-Natal Westville's SRC, as well as other university SRCs, to emulate this model of sourcing funding for students who need it.
Agreed to.
Order! Hon Matiase, it has been brought to my attention that your motion had not been circulated. You know you are supposed to do that. Do not raise a motion without notice like that again, sir, if you did not circulate it before the sitting; before 12 o'clock every day.
Deputy Speaker, it was circulated in the English version. All I did was read it in Sesotho.
I am placed in an awkward position because the people who are responding to you ...
... ba tseba Sesotho, ntate. Ha se wena feela ya tsebang Sesotho. Jwale, ke nahana hore o utlwisise hore ha ba tjho ba re ha wa fetisetsa tshisinyo eo ho bona, ha re e etse jwalo haeba e sa etsahala re tle re tsebe ho lokisa ditaba.
Motlatsa Modulasetulo, re rata ho netefatsa ho Ntlo ya Setjhaba hore tshisinyo eo e ile ya romelwa bathong, mme hape re kekebe ra kgutlela morao hobane e se e le taba e kwetsweng eo. [Kena hanong.]
MOTLATSA MODULASETULO: O bona, o tla kgutlela morao hobane o bua o sa fuwa toka ya ho bua. [Kena hanong.] Dula fatshe!
Ke kopa tshwarelo, Motlatsa Modulasetulo! [Kena hanong.]
MOTLATSA MODULASETULO: Dula fatshe! Dula fatshe he, morenaka! [Kena hanong.]
Ke kopa tshwarelo, Motlatsa Modulasetulo, ke ne ke re ke hlakise feela. [Kena hanong.]
MOTLATSA MODULASETULO: Atjhe, ha e hloke tlhakiso ntlha eno! [Kena hanong.] Tlo, tlo mme ... (Translation of Sesotho paragraphs follows)
[... know Sesotho, sir. You are not the only one who knows Sesotho. Now, I think you understand that they are saying you did not circulate the motion; we do not do that, if that is the case, and we need to correct it.
Deputy Speaker, we would like to confirm to this House that the motion was circulated to hon members, and also that we cannot go back because that matter has been closed. [Interjections.]
You see, you will have to go back because you are speaking without having been recognised. [Interjections.] Take your seat!
I apologise, Deputy Speaker! [Interjections.]
Take your seat! Take your seat, hon member! [Interjections.]
I apologise, Deputy Speaker, I just wanted to provide clarity. [Interjections.]
Oh no, that matter does not need clarity! [Interjections.] Come, come, hon member ... ] Hello, yes, please take your chance, hon member.