House Chair, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes with great sadness the death of former African National Congress Member of Parliament and former mayor of the West Rand Metropolitan Council, Sister Bernard Ncube, on 31 August 2012 at the age of 80;
2) further notes that Sister Bernard was an unconventional Roman Catholic Church nun, who dedicated her life to the struggle for freedom, equality, justice, human rights and democracy;
3) recalls that she had distinguished herself in the struggle for women's and children's rights in a remarkable manner, culminating in her presidency of the Federation of Transvaal Women;
4) further recalls that Sister Bernard suffered dearly for her convictions, being detained six times under state of emergency regulations, including once when she spent three months in solitary confinement in 1986;
5) acknowledges that she served in the National Assembly, where her leadership skills were realised when she was the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture; and
6) extends its heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Sister Bernard Ncube.