Hon Speaker, I move:
That the House -
1) notes with profound sadness and a deep sense of personal loss the untimely death of the hon Bishop L J Tolo, who was murdered at 02h00 on Monday 22 August 2011 at his home in GaMasha Village at Nqwabe in Sekhukhune where he was Bishop of Bagaogelwa Apostolic Church from 1976 as well as President of the Limpopo Apostolic Council of Churches from 1991 to date;
2) further notes that Bishop Tolo, who was born on 21 November 1948 and was active in politics from 1977, was a Member of Parliament since 1994, first as an ANC MP and then as a Cope MP since 2009;
3) recognises that Bishop Tolo was a humble man with strong principles and a deep and personal concern for those who were impoverished, sick and physically incapacitated, as witnessed in his determination to pursue relief from government for the people of Sekhukhune, who had a deep-rooted pride for the history of his people and his culture, as manifested in his abiding love of Sepedi, his mother tongue;
4) believes that the murder of Bishop Tolo has taken a loving and caring family man;
5) further believes that the police must leave no stone unturned to track down the perpetrators of this heinous deed that has seen a committed South African becoming another casualty of violent crime, and expose them to the full wrath of the law; and
6) conveys its heartfelt condolences to the Tolo family, his grieving widow, Salome, their four sons, three daughters and ten grandchildren, and to his colleagues and friends across party- political lines as well as the community of Sekhukhune that he served with such devotion.