Speaker, I move without notice: That the House -
(1) notes with great sadness the passing away of acclaimed South African writer and activist, Lewis Nkosi, at the age of 74 in Johannesburg;
(2) further notes that Nkosi penned several books and essay collections, among them Home and Exile in 1965, Mating Birds in 1986 and Mandela's Ego in 2006;
(3) recognises that Nkosi is most renowned for his work with Drum magazine and receiving a scholarship to Harvard in the 60s, and acknowledges that he also edited The New African in London, amongst others, and as professor of literature held positions at the University of Wyoming and the University of California-Irvine, as well as at universities in Zambia and Warsaw, Poland; and
(4) conveys its sincere condolences to his family and friends.
Agreed to.