Thank you, Deputy Chairperson. I'm very sorry but I couldn't hear you.
I hereby give notice that on the next sitting day of the Council I shall move on behalf of the DA:
That the Council -
1) notes that the need for social workers in the country is huge and of paramount importance due to the large numbers of poor people and the social ills in communities;
2) further notes that all provincial departments of social development across the country, except for the Western Cape, are unable to place graduate social workers and bursars in their employ due to inadequate budget funding;
3) acknowledges that the Western Cape department of social development employed nearly 100 newly qualified social workers who completed their study in 2011, funded from its bursaries; and
4) debates the role of social workers and the need for service delivery in quality social development.