House of Assembly: Vol13 - WEDNESDAY 8 MARCH 1989
†Indicates translated version.
For written reply:
General Affairs:
asked the Minister of Justice:
(a) How many persons in the Republic were restricted under each specified section of the Internal Security Act, No 74 of 1982, as at 31 December 1988 and (b) how many restricted persons left the Republic in 1988?
B91E
- (a) None.
- (b) None.
asked the Minister of Justice:
(a) How many persons were prosecuted for contraventions in terms of the Group Areas Act in 1988 and (b)(i) what was the outcome, and (ii) which magisterial districts were involved, in each case?
B95E
I caused enquiries to be made at the various Attorneys-General and according to them the information is as follows:
(a) (Persons) |
(b) (i) (Outcome) |
(b) (ii) (Magisterial District) |
1 |
R80,00 admission of guilt paid. |
Bloemfontein |
1 |
Guilty. Sentenced to R90,00 or 3 months’ imprisonment plus a further 3 months’ imprisonment suspended for 3 years. |
Ficksburg |
2 |
Guilty. Cautioned and discharged. |
Ficksburg |
1 |
Guilty. Fined R200,00 or 60 days’ inprisonment suspended for 3 years on conditions. |
Randburg |
1 |
Case was withdrawn. |
Boksburg |
6 |
Cases were withdrawn. |
Roodepoort |
2 |
Cases were postponed. |
Kempton Park |
4 |
Cases were withdrawn. |
Johannesburg |
2 |
Guilty. Cautioned and discharged. |
Johannesburg |
3 |
Guilty. Cautioned and discharged. |
Johannesburg |
41 |
Cases were postponed. |
Johannesburg |
4 |
Cases were postponed. |
Boksburg |
1 |
Case was postponed. |
Benoni |
1 |
Case was withdrawn. |
Vereeniging |
26 |
Cases were postponed. |
Various districts in the area of jurisdiction of the Attorney-General of the Transvaal. |
asked the Minister of Justice:
- (1) How many (a) Blacks, (b) Coloureds and (c) Indians were hanged in 1988 for crimes of violence against Whites;
- (2) how many Whites were hanged in 1988 for crimes of violence against (a) Blacks, (b) Coloureds and (c) Indians?
B159E
(1) |
(a) 34 |
(b) 12 |
(c) 0 |
(2) |
(a) 2 |
(b) 0 |
(c) 0 |
The following information is also furnished for the Honourable Member’s information:
- (a) One White person was executed during 1988 for murder committed against another White.
- (b) Number of Blacks executed for crimes of violence against the following race groups:
Coloureds |
1 |
Indians |
3 |
Blacks |
38 |
- (c) 21 Coloureds were executed for crimes of violence against Coloureds and 5 for crimes of violence against Blacks. No Coloureds were executed for crimes of violence against Indians.
- (d) No Indians were executed.
asked the Minister of Constitutional Development and Planning:
Whether any applications received in 1988 by his Department or any provincial administration for exemptions from the provisions of the Group Areas Act, No 36 of 1966, in respect of residential premises were granted; if so, how many persons from each race group were granted permission to reside in areas reserved for (a) White, (b) Coloured, (c) Indian and (d) Black occupation in each province?
B182E
No. Rest of question falls away.
asked the Minister of Constitutional Development and Planning:
Whether any applications received in 1988 by his Department or any provincial administration for exemptions from the provisions of the Group Areas Act, No 36 of 1966, in respect of residential premises were refused; if so, (a) how many persons from each race group were refused permission to occupy premises in areas reserved for (i) White, (ii) Coloured, (iii) Indian and (iv) Black occupation in each province and (b) for what reasons in each case?
B183E
No. Rest of question falls away.
asked the Minister of Constitutional Development and Planning:
Whether there are any buffer strips separating areas for the various population groups in the Cape Peninsula; if so, (a) where is each such strip located and (b) what is the area covered by these strips (i) individually and (ii) in total?
B189E
This matter vests in the Administrator of the Cape Province and he has furnished the following information:
No. Rest of question falls away.
asked the Minister of Economic Affairs and Technology:†
(a) How many applications were received by the Department of Mineral and Energy Affairs from Blacks during the period 1 October 1988 to the latest specified date for which information is available, in respect of obtaining certificates of competence in the categories (i) blasting, (ii) banksman, (iii) onsetter, (iv) loco driver, (v) winding-engine driver and (vi) mine captain and (b) how many applicants in each of these categories obtained certificates?
B245E
Applications received and certificates issued to
28 February 1989
Certificate |
Applications |
Obtained |
|
(i) |
Blasting |
111 |
74 |
(ii) |
Banksman |
||
(iii) |
and Onsetter |
20 |
13 |
(iv) |
Loco driver |
0 |
0 |
(v) |
Winding-engine driver |
0 |
0 |
(vi) |
Mine captain |
0 |
0 |
Note: The onsetter’s certificate is valid for both onsetters and banksmen.
asked the Minister of Justice:
(a) How many (i) males and (ii) females of each race group were executed in the Republic in 1988 and (b) for what crime or crimes had each death sentence been imposed?
B260E
- (a)
- (i)
White males |
3 |
Coloured males |
38 |
Black males |
76 |
- (ii) No females were executed during 1988.
- (b)
Murder |
103 |
Murder and rape |
7 |
Rape |
3 |
Murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances |
2 |
Murder and attempted robbery with aggravating circumstances |
2 |
asked the Minister of Justice:
How many death sentences in each race group were commuted in 1988?
B261E
37 Black males
1 Black female
5 White males
4 Coloured males
2 Indian males
Own Affairs:
asked the Minister of Education and Culture:
What teacher/pupil ratio was applicable in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each of the provincial education departments as at the latest specified date for which figures are available?
B206E
(a) |
(b) |
|
Cape |
1:19,7 |
1:16,4 |
Natal |
1:21,2 |
1:16,3 |
OFS |
1:22,6 |
1:16,2 |
Transvaal |
1:23,2 |
1:17,0 |
This information is as at the 10th school day of 1988.
asked the Minister of Education and Culture:
- (1) Whether the Cape Education Department received any written and/or oral requests from (a) schools and (b) individuals for a certain person, whose name has been furnished to the Minister’s Department for the purpose of his reply, to be allowed to present a programme dealing with the problem of sexual abuse of children; if so, (i) from what schools and individuals, (ii) what was his Department’s reply in each case and (iii) what is the name of this person;
- (2) whether this person submitted her programme to any official of his Department; if so, (a) on what date and (b) what is the name of this official;
- (3) whether this official communicated to the person in question his Department’s attitude to her presenting the said programme at Departmental schools; if so, (a) what was the content of this communication and (b) on whose instructions did this official act?
B235E
- (1)
- (a) Yes,
- (i) Sea Point Primary School,
- (ii) the request was refused,
- (iii) Mrs T Hughes,
- (b) no,
- (i), (ii) and (iii) fall away;
- (a) Yes,
- (2) yes,
- (a) 21 July 1988,
- (b) Mr B Olivier, Chief Superintendent of Education, School Psychological Service;
- (3) yes,
- (a) departmental policy with regard to presentations by outside people to pupils during school hours was explained to Mrs Hughes,
- (b) on behalf of the Director of Education as head of the School Psychological and Guidance Service.
†Indicates translated version.
For written reply:
General Affairs:
asked the Minister of Justice:
In respect of the period 27 October 1988 up to the latest specified date for which information is available, (a) how many persons from the De Aar area were charged in court with the offence of loitering and/or contravening section 26 of the Standard By-law relating to Streets published under Provincial Notice No 562 of 1987, (b) how many such persons were (i) convicted and (ii) acquitted and (c) what sentences were imposed?
C3E
The following information is for the period 27 October 1988 until 17 February 1989:
- (a) No persons.
- (b) and (c) fall away.