Deputy Speaker, I move the draft resolution printed in my name on the Order Paper, as follows:
That the House -
1) notes with great sadness the death, after a long illness, of African National Congress (ANC) Member of Parliament and former Minister for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr Sicelo Shiceka, on Monday, 30 April 2012;
2) remembers that Mr Shiceka, 45, has during his career served in various capacities, including as a Member of the Executive Council (MEC) in the Gauteng Provincial Government, as Chairperson of the Select Committee on Provincial and Local Government in the National Council of Provinces and as Minister for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs;
3) recalls that Mr Shiceka was a longstanding member of the ANC and was elected as a member of the ANC's National Executive Committee in 2007, where he served in various subcommittees;
4) further recalls that, prior to 1994, he was involved in numerous anti-apartheid structures, including as branch chairperson of the Congress of South African Students in Soweto, a member of the Gauteng leadership structure of the Azanian Students Organisation, organiser for the Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers' Union and later as its provincial secretary in 1990, and as a member of the SA Communist Party since 1991;
5) believes that Mr Shiceka epitomised the ANC policy of service to all, and thus everybody who had the privilege of working closely with him remembers him as a people's person;
6) acknowledges his deep compassion, commitment and courage which he proved in true selfless service to his people and his country;
7) appreciates his contribution in furthering our democracy, his energy and enthusiasm as a public representative and his vibrant leadership; and
8) extends its heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Mr Shiceka and to members of the African National Congress.