House of Assembly: Vol13 - WEDNESDAY 1 MARCH 1989
†Indicates translated version.
For written reply:
General Affairs:
asked the Minister of Constitutional Development and Planning:
- (1) Whether he is considering declaring any land available for (a) informal housing, (b) formal housing, (c) commercial development and (d) industrial development for Blacks in the (i) area covered by the guide plan for the Cape Peninsula approved by him in 1988, (ii) Cape metropolitan area and (iii) area falling under the jurisdiction of the Western Cape Regional Services Council; if so, (aa) where, (bb) what is the nature of such development, and (cc) when is it anticipated that this land will be made available in each case;
- (2) whether each of the communities affected have been consulted or are to be consulted on proposed developments; if not, why not;
- (3) whether he will make a statement on the matter?
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- (1) No. Presently non consideration is being given to the provision of more land for Blacks in terms of section 33 of the Black Communities Development Act, 1984 in the Cape Metropolitan Area over and above the 2 975 ha which was provided during the period 1 January 1986 to 31 December 1988. The Department of Development Planning, however, has instructions to continually monitor the need for more land for all the communities in the Metropolitan Area within the framework of the Guide Plan for the Cape Metropolitan Area in consultation with the authorities involved.
- (2) Falls away.
- (3) No.
asked the Minister of Transport Affairs:
How many (a) Black, (b) Coloured and (c) Asian persons were employed by the South African Airways as (i) cabin attendants and (ii) clerks as at 31 December 1988?
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(i) |
(ii) |
|
(a) |
6 |
0 |
(b) |
10 |
11 |
(c) |
6 |
5 |
†Indicates translated version.
For oral reply:
General Affairs:
asked the Minister of Water Affairs:
- (1) whether it is the intention of his Department to bring water from other sources to the Eastern Province; if not, why not; if so, (a) when and (b) from what sources;
- (2) whether he will make a statement on the matter?
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- (1) Yes.
- (a) Water from the Orange River is already being supplied to the Sundays River Valley and provision has been made to supply Port Elizabeth with water once the local sources are fully utilised.
- (b) Orange River and possibly later from the Umzimvubu River.
- (2) Yes. In parts of the Eastern Province and in particular the Port Elizabeth area water shortages are presently being experienced due to a severe drought. A drought of this magnitude inevitably has an influence on the calculations made in the planning process of Government Water Schemes and must accordingly be taken into consideration. Such an exceptional occurrence can, however, not be used as a basis for calculations.
Once predictions indicate that water shortages can arise in the future, the Department of Water Affairs will look at the possibility to augmenting the yield of the existing sources. In the implementation of this policy the Department of Water Affairs already brings water from the Orange River to the Eastern Province for irrigation purposes in the Fish and Lower Sundays Raver Valleys. The Department of Water Affairs is at present engaged in the construction of water works aimed at extending existing irrigation development by approximately 10 000 ha. Provision has already been made for the future supply of water to Port Elizabeth from the Orange River Development Project. The hon member is referred to the Seventh Supplementary Report on the Orange River Development Project, White Paper C—’86.
Due to the fact that water transferred from other catchment areas is an expensive undertaking it is the policy of the Department of Water Affairs that local sources should be fully utilised in the first instance.
Regarding the rest of the Eastern Province in general the Department of Water Affairs is presently planning the water supply over the long term and certain schemes have already been implemented, for instance the Amatole Government Water Scheme which will supply water to East London. There are several smaller communities which are, or will be experiencing water problems in future, and it seems at this stage that the only solution for these communities will be the use of underground water sources. The exploitation of underground water sources are in most cases the most economic solution and it is therefore in the interest of the water consumers that these sources be utilised.
The Government has set as its goal the supply of sufficient water for basic needs at an affordable rate to all water consumers. The Department of Water Affairs is continuously planning in order to ensure that the available sources are fully utilised and to give effect to the afore-mentioned Governmental aim.
For written reply:
Own Affairs:
asked the Minister of Education and Culture:
What was the (a) average and (b) percentage attendance of pupils in schools under the control of his Department in each province for 1986 and 1987, respectively?
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(a) |
Average attendance |
1986 |
1987 |
Cape Province |
655 924 |
671 703 |
|
Natal |
28 137 |
29 458 |
|
Orange Free State |
14 403 |
15 855 |
|
Transvaal |
64 372 |
67 036 |
|
(b) |
Percentage attendance |
1986 |
1987 |
Cape Province |
94,8% |
95,7% |
|
Natal |
94,1% |
97,6% |
|
Orange Free State |
95,9% |
96,1% |
|
Transvaal |
92,8% |
95,4% |