attended his early education at Ranches Primary School and completed his secondary education at the Ntonjeni High School in Driefontein, Ladysmith in KwaZulu Natal. After completing his matric, he went on to study at the University of Zululand, where he obtained his bachelor's degree in education and began his stint as a teacher from 2002 until he resigned as a school principal in 2019.

He resigned as a school principal to begin his political career, which he started at the NFP and then he became the Acting Secretary General on the interim National Executive Committee of the party. Yeah, not much time here. I see 50 seconds. Be that as it may, yes, after becoming a member in 2019 of this hon House, and as you've correctly heard from many of our colleagues who worked with him in different portfolios, how committed and dedicated hon Sibisi has been, but over and above that, I want to say that there was another side to hon Sibisi. He was very committed and dedicated to the constituency that it served. And also, importantly, something that I did not know about him as well is that he took care of a lot of people, including his family, but more importantly, extended families, you know, and something which was very remarkable. So, on behalf of the NFP, we want to extend our condolences to his entire family, both locally and abroad, to his beautiful five children, that he has left behind.

Weare calling on the children to follow in the footsteps of their father and ensure that his legacy lives on. Thank you very much your person. Thank you, hon House Chair.

Mr MGEHENDRICKS: Hon House Chair, AL Jama-Ah remembers, Christopher Sibisi as a dedicated, hon Member of Parliament who served his party, the NFP and his constituencies very well. We knew the late Sibisi for a few years, since we appointed one of their leaders as a deputy mayor of escort and one of their members as a PR counsellor, throwing them a lifeline when they failed to pay their election deposits in the in 2016 Local Government Elections. Mr Sibisi will be remembered as a hard worker who also served on several committees. AL Jama- Ah would like to thank the portfolio committee members who send him good wishes on his dying bed. AL Jama-Ah extends its condolences to the Sibisi family, the NFP and all those who he served with. His daughters must be proud of their dad, especially the beloved twins who are in Parliament and who I say, they rock. Thank you very much.

Mr S MJAFTA: Hon Chair, as the AIC, we wish to pass our condolences to the family of the late comrade Sibisi. Hon Sibisi joined our Parliament after the 2019 General Elections. He served in the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration, the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and was the alternate member of the Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour. His role in the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration was exceptional.

We note that he was a proponent of digital technology. In one of the meetings with the Department of Public Service and Administration, he enquired from the department about the pace of the organizational functionality assessment tool. The tool is used to measure public services performance in each specific capability. It is meant to improve the efficiency and quality of services rendered. Hon Sibisi also questioned the department about its process in infusing modern technology in public service.

In 2019, he made a sterling contribution on the Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour in the BBBEE. In this debate, hon Sibisi encouraged gender parity in accordance with the department's Gender Equity Plan to combat gender inequality in the workplace. Hon Sibisi was committed to the struggle of women and lived by this motto. His commitment to our democracy cannot be under stated. May his soul be spared. I thank you, honourable. Thank you.

Ms T MGWEBA: Thank you very much, House Chair, hon members, the Sibisi family, we meet here today to mourn a loss for the nation and as Members of Parliament, a colleague we interacted with in the execution of our conditional obligations as a representative of the people. The ANC pays its respect and condolences to the departed patriot. We mourn with the family whose pain in this situation cannot be matched with ours because what we feel is far less compared to what they are going through in their time of mourning.