House of Assembly: Vol13 - MONDAY 22 MAY 1989
†Indicates translated version.
For written reply:
General Affairs:
asked the Minister of Law and Order:
- (1) (a) What total number of persons had been detained in terms of the Internal Security Act, No 74 of 1982, (i) since 12 February 1988 as at the latest specified date for which information is available and (ii) in 1988 and (b) in terms of which section of the above-mentioned Act were they detained in each case;
- (2) whether any persons originally detained under one section of the above-mentioned Act were subsequently detained under another section of the Act; if so, (a) how many, and (b) under which section were they detained (i) originally and (ii) subsequently, in each case?
B273E
- (1)
- (a)
- (i) 323 persons up until 28 February 1989
- (ii) 315 persons
- (b) Section 29(1)
- (a)
- (2) Yes
- (a) 9 persons
- (b)
- (i) Section 29(1)
- (ii) Section 31(1)
asked the Minister of Law and Order:
(a) How many persons of all race groups were arrested by members of the South African Police in 1988 for contraventions in terms of the Aliens Act, No 1 of 1937, and (b) how many such persons were Blacks or is it estimated were Blacks?
B614E
(a) and (b) 6 385 persons of all races.
Note:
The South African Police do not keep records of the race of persons charged with these offences, therefore the total number of persons that were arrested, is supplied. It is not possible to estimate how many of these persons were Blacks.
asked the Minister of Law and Order:
- (1) Whether any complaints were received and charges were laid against members of the South African Police in 1988 in connection with their actions during unrest situations; if so, (a) when, (b) how many and (c) what were the circumstances surrounding these complaints and charges;
- (2) whether these complaints and charges have been investigated; if not, why not; if so, (a) when and (b) what were the findings in each case;
- (3) whether any action has been taken against members of the South African Police as a result; if not, why not; if so, (a) what action and (b) in respect of how many cases?
B641E
- (1) Yes.
- (a) On various dates during 1988.
- (b) and (c) A number of complaints and charges were received. However, separate records are not kept of those complaints and charges which are unrest-related. In addition, the complaints and charges are lodged at police stations country-wide.
To gather and process this information country-wide is a time-consuming task. Members of the Force who would have carried out the task, already perform long hours of duty under difficult circumstances. They can only perform this task at the cost of other important police functions. Such a task can, in addition, not be accounted for economically. On these grounds the furnishing of the requested information can therefore not be justified.
- (2) and (3) Complaints and charges lodged against members of the South African Police are fully investigated. In the case of departmental investigations, the commanding officers of those members decide whether there is sufficient evidence available to institute departmental steps. In the case of criminal charges, the case dockets are referred to the various Attorneys-General for a decision.
I wish to point out to the honourable member that the South African Police maintain strict discipline. Offences are not tolerated and suitable steps are taken without hesitation against members who commit departmental and/or criminal offences.
asked the Minister of Law and Order:
Whether any members of the South African Police were (a) suspended and (b) dismissed in 1988 as a result of arrests, interrogations, detentions or other unrest-related activities; if so, how many in each case?
B643E
- (a) 35 members
- (b) 25 members
asked the Minister of National Health and Population Development:
- (1) (a) How many non-Whites were admitted to Grey’s Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, in each of the latest specified three years for which figures are available, (b) what was the average length of their stay and (c) for what reasons were they admitted;
- (2) whether equivalent facilities were available to the non-Whites so admitted at hospitals allocated to their own race groups; if so, why were they not treated at these hospitals?
B703E
(1) (a) and (b) |
Patients |
Average length of stay |
1986/87 |
88 |
12,19 days |
1987/88 |
645 |
5,11 days |
1988/89 |
939 |
4,32 days |
(c) The general admission policy of the Natal Provincial Administration is that emergency treatment is rendered at the nearest hospital irrespective of the race of the patient and, in regard to extremely expensive specialist treatment, such treatment is rendered at the hospital that has the facility, in this regard the race of the patient is not a consideration.
It is for this reason that there is an escalation in the number of non-white patients treated at Grey’s Hospital as this hospital has over recent years increased its capability of providing sophisticated expensive specialist treatment which is not readily available at the non-white hospitals from where the patients were referred;
(2) no.
asked the Minister of National Health and Population Development:
How many persons in each race group in each province died of lung cancer in 1988?
B772E
Province |
Population Group |
||||
Indian |
Black |
Col. |
White |
Total |
|
CP |
3 |
52 |
176 |
134 |
365 |
Natal |
16 |
8 |
7 |
84 |
115 |
OFS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Transvaal |
2 |
15 |
2 |
48 |
67 |
Total |
21 |
75 |
185 |
266 |
547 |
Information in respect of the Self Governing National States is included.
asked the Minister of Law and Order:
- (1) (a) How many colleges for the training of (i) policemen and (ii) policewomen were there in the Republic, (b) where were they located in each case, and (c) how many (i) Whites, (ii) Coloureds, (iii) Asians and (iv) Blacks were on the teaching/instructor staff of each of these colleges, as at 31 December 1988 and the latest specified date for which figures are available, respectively;
- (2) how many (a) Whites, (b) Coloureds, (c) Asians and (d) Blacks were trained at each of these colleges in 1988?
B782E
- (1)
- (a) (i) and (ii) 4
- (b) Pretoria
Bishop
Lavis
Wentworth
Hammanskraal
(c) |
31 December 1989 |
30 April 1989 |
(i) 193 |
193 |
|
(ii) 34 |
35 |
|
(iii) 13 |
14 |
|
(iv) 101 |
101 |
- (2)
- (a) 4 201 students
- (b) 905 students
- (c) 246 students
- (d) 2 522 students
asked the Minister of Law and Order:
How many persons under the age of 18 years were awaiting trial in police cells as at 31 December 1988?
B785E
841 persons at 810 police stations countrywide.
asked the Minister of Education and Development Aid:
- (1) (a) How many Black spots were removed in each (i) magisterial district and (ii) province in 1988, (b) what was the (i) name and (ii) population of each such Black spot and (c) where were the inhabitants of each such spot resettled;
- (2) what was the total (a) amount paid out in compensation for, and (b) cost of removing, each of these Black spots in that year?
B857E
- (1)
- (a) None.
- (b) and (c) Fall away.
- (2) Falls away.
asked the Minister of Education and Development Aid:
Whether any officials attached to his Department helped to resettle any persons in 1988; if so, (a) on what dates, (b) from what specified areas were persons moved, (c) in what specified areas were they resettled, (d) why was it necessary to resettle them and (e) how many persons were resettled in each case?
B858E
Yes.
- (a) On a continuous basis.
- (b)
- (i) Zaaiplaats, District Groblersdal
- (ii) Cornfields, District Estcourt.
- (iii) Inanda Dam Basin, Ndwedwe, KwaZulu.
- (c)
- (i) Langkloof, District Witbank.
- (ii) Boschhoek/Craig, District Estcourt;
- (iii) Ntuzuma Town, Inanda and elsewhere in the tribal area, District Ndwedwe, and Waterfall/Langefontein, District Pinetown.
- (d)
- (i) On request of the Black Government concerned.
- (ii) On request of the residents concerned.
- (iii) As a result of the flooding of the land below the Inanda Dam.
- (e)
- (i) 43 families.
- (ii) 408 famihes
- (iii) 57 families, 219 families and 83 families.
asked the Minister of Education and Development Aid:
(a) How many Blacks were moved from Black spots to Black states in 1988 and (b) (i) from which Black spots, (ii) to which Black states and (iii) why were they moved in each case?
B859E
- (a) None.
- (b) Falls away.
asked the Minister of Law and Order:
(a) How many persons were arrested in each province of the Republic in 1988 for (i) illegal possession of fire-arms and (ii) being in possession of stolen fire-arms and (b) how many of the lawful owners of such fire-arms were traced in each category?
B866E
(a) |
(i) |
(ii) |
Cape Province |
375 |
217 |
Transvaal |
718 |
669 |
Natal |
1 497 |
530 |
Orange Free State |
75 |
51 |
(b) |
(i) |
(ii) |
Cape Province |
196 |
154 |
Transvaal |
403 |
441 |
Natal |
459 |
391 |
Orange Free State |
31 |
50 |
asked the Minister of Law and Order:
- (1) (a) How many persons in the Republic were as at 31 December 1988 licensed to possess fire-arms and (b) what was the total number of licences issued as at that date;
- (2) how many applications for licences were (a) received and (b) granted in 1988;
- (3) how many fire-arms were reported lost or stolen in 1988;
- (4) whether, in 1988, any persons were declared unfit to possess fire-arms; if so, how many?
B867E
- (1)
- (a) 1 098 791
- (b) 2 756 635
- (2)
- (a) 130 856
- (b) 123 456
- (3) 7 524
- (4) Yes, 2 424
asked the Minister of National Health and Population Development:
(a) How many persons are in receipt of military disability pensions and (b) what amount was paid out in such pensions in respect of the year ended 31 March 1988?
B892E
- (a) 11 677
- (b) R43 390 593,02
asked the Minister of Law and Order:
- (1) Whether, in terms of section 21 of the National States Constitution Act, No 21 of 1971, he has permitted the (a) establishment, (b) control, (c) organization and (d) administration of a police force in (i) Gazankulu, (ii) Lebowa, (iii) KaNgwane, (iv) KwaNdebele, (v) Qwaqwa and (vi) KwaZulu; if so, subject to what conditions in each case;
- (2) whether the (a) control, (b) organization and (c) administration of any personnel of the police force transferred to the government of each of the self-governing territories referred to above is subject to any conditions determined by him; if so, which such conditions has he determined?
B978E
(1) and (2) No.
asked the Minister of Justice:
How many prisoners were being held at the (a) maximum security and (b) medium security prison on Robben Island as at the latest specified date for which figures are available?
B982E
On 11 May 1989, the figures were as follows:
- (a) 325
- (b) 305
†Indicates translated version.
For written reply:
General Affairs:
asked the Minister of National Health and Population Development:
- (1) How many (a) Black and (b) Indian infants under the age of one month died at the King Edward Hospital during the latest specified period of five years for which figures are available;
- (2) whether he will make a statement on the matter?
D96E
(1) (a) and (b) |
|
Particulars of deaths at the hospital are not recorded according to race group; |
|
Non-Whites |
|
1984 |
598 |
1985 |
596 |
1986 |
546 |
1987/88 |
480 |
1988/89 |
460 |
(2) no.