Chairperson, I hereby give notice that I shall move on the next sitting day of the House:
That the Council -
(1) notes that yesterday, 21 October 2009, the President of the Republic of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, accompanied by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, met with executive mayors and municipal managers from all 283 municipalities in South Africa, as well as Ministers, MECs, directors-general and leaders of the SA Local Government Association, to discuss the strengthening of the local government sphere, at the Oliver Tambo Hall in Khayelitsha, Cape Town;
(2) further notes that the meeting was a sequel to previous service delivery improvement sessions that the President has had with various stakeholders, to improve dialogue and to find solutions to achieve the goal of a better life for all;
(3) acknowledges that this meeting highlighted the ANC government's determination and commitment to improving local government and the delivery of quality services to all our people, as well as finding decisive measures to tackle poor performance and corruption at local government level; and
(4) takes this opportunity to congratulate the President on this important initiative, as a crucial and further step in the process of improving the functioning and co-ordination of the various spheres of government, to deliver quality services to our people.