Mr Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that the South African women's netball team won the Tri- Nations Netball Challenge on Saturday, 30 May 2009, when they beat Fiji and Botswana;
2) recognises that South African goal shooter Chrisna Botha was named player of the tournament for her outstanding efforts;
3) further recognises that this victory takes them one step closer towards their goal of qualifying to play in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi and has also resulted in the team improving their world ranking;
4) acknowledges that sport in South Africa has largely been dominated by men in the past and that the victory enjoyed by our South African netball team strengthens the position of women in sport and helps mobilise and increase the number of women and girls participating across a range of different sports in South Africa;
5) further acknowledges that the talents of all young sportswomen, including netball players, need be nurtured and honed so that the next generation of South African sportswomen who will be able to compete at the highest levels is produced; and
6) wishes the South African women's netball team well during the run- up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Agreed to.