Mr Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that Cape Town, along with Dublin, Ireland and Bilboa, Spain, has been shortlisted for the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design's bi-annual 2014 World Design Capital Award;
2) further notes that the prestigious title is awarded to a city in recognition of its accomplishments in using design as a catalyst for development and reinvention, as well as for improving its social, cultural and economic environments; 3) acknowledges that Cape Town's bid, supported by local and provincial government, creative industry organisations and institutions, academia and the media, has been a joint effort by the City of Cape Town, the Central City Improvement District and the Cape Town Partnership;
4) further acknowledges that this nomination will greatly contribute to exposing talent and developing local industries; and
5) supports the City of Cape Town's bid to be named the 2014 World Design Capital, which will be announced on 26 October 2011.
Agreed to.