House Chair, I move without notice: That the House -
1) notes that on 6 September, the doyen of the African revolutionary, a fearless leader produced by the African anti- colonial liberation movement, Robert Gabriel Mugabe, the former President of the proud Zimbabwean republic, transitioned to the world of the ancestors;
2) also notes that Robert Mugabe was staunch Pan- Africanist, a principled revolutionary with unflinching ... [Interjections.]
Point of order.
Why are you rising, hon member?
The point of order House Chair is that a motion that is similar in substance to one that has either been accepted or rejected by the House may not be moved again. I would submit this is a motion very similar to the one that has just been rejected and therefore it falls foul of the Rule.
Hon members, I just checked now with the table and the motions were circulated. I will allow the member to read and then you can object when the time comes.
House Chair, I have been interrupted here ... [Interjections.]
Continue, hon member.
Yes, I am going to start from scratch. [Interjections.]
No, hon member [Interjections.] Order, order! Hon members, order! Hon member, just continue, please.
...for this House to acknowledge that he stands
... [Interjections.]
Order, hon members! I cannot hear the member.
3) acknowledges that Robert Mugabe stand head and shoulders above the rest in his commitment to resolve the timeless question of the return of the African land back to the African people, of the use of the African wealth for the development of Africa;
4) also acknowledges that the fast track land reform programme in Zimbabwe remains a loadstar of all those still fighting for the return of the land;
5) further acknowledges that, in his lifetime, he faced unimaginable attacks from the west for daring to return African land and for that he survived sanctions and isolations from the world and Zimbabwe was punishing for daring to redefining itself as a sovereign nation;
6) further notes that despite the co-ordinated media propaganda which seeks to demonise Mugabe, African people know who their heroes are and shall not be told by descendants of European migrants who massacred and killed our people in this country and elsewhere in Africa;
7) sends our condolences to the family of Robert Mugabe and to the people of Zimbabwe for whom Mugabe gave his life for; and
8) calls upon the ancestors to find space among the galaxy of African stars of heroines and heroes to welcome and receive Robert Gabriel Mugabe and convey our message to
all of them and say we will continue with the struggle. [Applause.]
If there are no objections I put the motion.
HON MEMBERS: we object.
I have noted the objections of the DA and the FF Plus. The motion is thus not agreed to.