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House of Assembly: Vol7 - WEDNESDAY 24 FEBRUARY 1988

WEDNESDAY, 24 FEBRUARY 1988

†Indicates translated version

For written reply:

General Affairs:

Voters registered 6. Mr P G SOAL

asked the Minister of Home Affairs:

How many voters were registered in (a) each (i) constituency and (ii) province and (b) the Republic as at 31 January 1988 or the latest specified date for which information is available?

 The MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS:

The latest date for which the required information is available, is 31 December 1987. These figures are reflected in the accompanying annexures A, B and C, for the House of Assembly, the House of Representatives and the House of Delegates, respectively.

ANNEXURE A

SUMMARY OF VOTERS’ STATISTICS FROM THE POPULATION REGISTER

31 DECEMBER 1987

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

847 834

NATAL

362 101

ORANGE FREE STATE

233 753

TRANSVAAL

1 639 836

TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTERS REGISTERED IN THE REPUBLIC ON 31 DECEMBER 1987

3 083 524

REMARK

The number of voters registered in each electoral division in each of the various provinces is furnished hereunder.

NUMBER OF VOTERS REGISTERED IN EACH CONSTITUENCY OF THE REPUBLIC

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

PROVINCE OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

Albany

15 937

Algoa

18 046

Aliwal

10 287

Beaufort West

9 432

Bellville

14 947

Caledon

13 707

Cape Town Gardens

16 335

Ceres

10 538

Claremont

16 816

Constantia

19 676

Cradock

10 467

De Aar

10 292

De Kuilen

20 367

Durbanville

24 250

East London City

16 718

East London North

17 753

False Bay

17 028

George

19 068

Gordonia

10 692

Graaff-Reinet

9 814

Green Point

13 789

Groote Schuur

14 899

Helderberg

22 455

Humansdorp

17 132

Kimberley North

14 015

Kimberley South

15 518

King William’s Town

18 001

Kuruman

10 125

Maitland

19 398

Malmesbury

19 552

Mossel Bay

14 252

Namaqualand

9 913

Newton Park

17 970

Oudtshoorn

12 847

Paarl

16 047

Parow

16 142

Piketberg

14 727

Pinelands

16 021

Port Elizabeth Central

14 586

Port Elizabeth North

16 408

Prieska

8 882

Queenstown

12 331

Sea Point

17 129

Simonstown

20 625

Stellenbosch

13 492

Sundays River

13 211

Swellendam

12 521

Tygervallei

17 613

Uitenhage

15 963

Vasco

16 403

Vryburg

10 021

Walmer

17 367

Walvis Bay

4 639

Wellington

19 813

Worcester

14 888

Wynberg

16 969

PROV. TOTAL

847 834

NATAL

Amanzimtoti

19 095

Berea

16 701

Durban Central

16 731

Durban North

18 982

Durban Point

16 971

Greytown

21 395

Klip River

15 417

Mooi River

16 456

Newcastle

18 353

Pietermaritzburg North

18 549

Pietermaritzburg South

20 116

Pinetown

20 761

Port Natal

19 086

South Coast

16 273

Umbilo

16 563

Umfolozi

15 878

Umhlanga

18 049

Umhlatuzana

21 152

Umlazi

19 363

Vryheid

16 210

PROV. TOTAL

362 101

ORANGE FREE STATE

Bethlehem

16 014

Bleomfontein East

20 340

Bloemfontein North

17 206

Bloemfontein West

15 927

Fauresmith

9 964

Heilbron

13 610

Kroonstad

15 946

Ladybrand

13 908

Parys

17 441

Sasolburg

20 718

Smithfield

12 953

Virginia

19 987

Welkom

23 196

Winburg

16 543

PROV. TOTAL

233 753

TRANSVAAL

Alberton

21 673

Barberton

17 968

Benoni

20 345

Bethal

29 084

Bezuidenhout

21 269

Boksburg

21 942

Brakpan

20 776

Brentwood

23 841

Brits

17 944

Bryanston

21 428

Carletonville

20 414

Delmas

22 487

Edenvale

21 566

Ermelo

18 245

Florida

19 667

Geduld

22 442

Germiston

20 536

Germiston District

22 371

Gezina

19 475

Helderkruin

28 709

Hercules

22 688

Hillbrow

18 276

Houghton

20 565

Innesdal

19 519

Jeppe

21 765

Johannesburg North

19 057

Johannesburg West

19 233

Kempton Park

21 458

Klerksdorp

23 815

Koedoespoort

21 335

Krugersdorp

22 144

Langlaagte

19 591

Lichtenburg

16 505

Losberg

22 385

Lydenburg

16 531

Maraisburg

20 025

Meyerton

26 440

Middelburg

23 484

Modderfontein

27 827

Nelspruit

20 728

Nigel

21 639

North Rand

36 629

Overvaal

23 650

Parktown

18 093

Pietersburg

20 689

Potchefstroom

18 766

Potgietersrus

19 058

Pretoria Central

17 676

Pretoria East

34 084

Pretoria West

24 730

Primrose

20 131

Randburg

21 426

Randfontein

21 685

Rissik

18 817

Roodeplaat

24 121

Roodepoort

21 366

Rosettenville

20 123

Rustenburg

22 449

Sandton

25 069

Schweizer-Reneke

15 671

Soutpansberg

17 774

Springs

19 924

Standerton

22 677

Stilfontein

19 073

Sunnyside

17 844

Turffontein

24 256

Vanderbijlpark

23 868

Ventersdorp

16 484

Vereeniging

20 993

Verwoerdburg

24 983

Waterberg

18 072

Waterkloof

19 968

Westdene

19 968

Witbank

25 148

Wonderboom

26 937

Yeoville

20 442

PROV. TOTAL

1 639 836

REP. TOTAL

3 083 524

ANNEXURE B

SUMMARY OF VOTERS’ STATISTICS FROM THE POPULATION REGISTER

31 DECEMBER 1987

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

1 429 931

NATAL

66 358

ORANGE FREE STATE

31 456

TRANSVAAL

161 482

TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTERS REGISTERED IN THE REPUBLIC ON 31 DECEMBER 1987

1 689 227

REMARK

The number of voters registered in each electoral division in each of the various provinces is furnished hereunder.

NUMBER OF VOTERS REGISTERED IN EACH CONSTITUENCY OF THE REPUBLIC

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

PROVINCE OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

Addo

20 470

Belhar

33 721

Berg River

27 429

Bethelsdorp

29 654

Bishop Lavis

29 302

Bokkeveld

20 251

Bonteheuwel

24 199

Border

25 868

Britstown

20 110

Daljosaphat

8 234

Diamant

31 868

Diaz

25 744

Dysselsdorp

27 252

Elsies River

28 732

Essellen Park

23 771

Fish River

23 697

Gelvandale

32 472

Genadendal

13 015

Grassy Park

32 170

Griqualand West

18 656

Haarlem

20 413

Hanover Park

27 450

Hantam

17 266

Hawston

23 786

Heidelveld

24 904

Kalahari

21 766

Karee

18 994

Kasselsvlei

29 167

Liesbeek

14 367

Macassar

31 422

Mamre

31 094

Manenberg

25 209

Matroosfontein

23 938

Mid Karoo

17 303

Mitchells Plain

35 264

North Eastern Cape

18 613

Northern Cape

19 563

Nuweveld

20 085

Ottery

30 260

Outeniqua

33 083

Pniel

27 134

Ravensmead

20 993

Rawsonville

30 367

Retreat

27 546

Rietvlei

20 906

Riversdal

19 553

Robertson

18 565

Schauderville

24 001

Silvertown

20 512

Southern Cape

15 500

Springbok

13 909

Steinkopf

17 549

Strandfontein

32 675

Suurbraak

21 138

Swartkops

31 523

Swartland

29 050

Table Mountain

19 945

Upington

25 610

Vredendal

16 052

Wuppertal

16 841

PROV.TOTAL

1 429 931

NATAL

Durban Suburbs

11001

Greenwood Park

12 650

Natal Interior

11 147

Natal Mid East

12 035

Wentworth

19 525

PROV. TOTAL

66 358

ORANGE FREE STATE

Heidedal

5 188

Eastern Free State

5 392

Opkoms

6 098

Southern Free State

7 623

Western Free State

7 155

PROV. TOTAL

31 456

TRANSVAAL

Alra Park

11 628

Bosmont

11 749

Eersterus

21 809

Eldorado Park

27 437

Klipspruit West

22 353

Newclare

16 457

Northern Transvaal

3 784

Reigerpark

17 159

Rust Ter Vaal

13 496

Toekomsrus

15 610

PROV. TOTAL

161 482

REP. TOTAL

1 689 227

ANNEXURE C

SUMMARY OF VOTERS’ STATISTICS FROM THE POPULATION REGISTER

31 DECEMBER 1987

HOUSE OF DELEGATES

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

21 129

NATAL

531 357

TRANSVAAL

91 515

TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTERS REGISTERED IN THE REPUBLIC ON 31 DECEMBER 1987

644 001

REMARK

The number of voters registered in each electoral division in each of the various provinces is furnished hereunder.

NUMBER OF VOTERS REGISTERED IN EACH CONSTITUENCY OF THE REPUBLIC

HOUSE OF DELEGATES

PROVINCE OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

Malabar

6 710

North Western Cape

5 646

Rylands

8 773

PROV. TOTAL

21 129

NATAL

Allandale

16 363

Arena Park

16 804

Bayview

15 411

Brickfield

17 743

Camperdown

15 629

Cavendish

21 099

Chatsworth Central

18 133

Clare Estate

16 899

Durban Bay

12 071

Glenview

17 705

Havenside

15 342

Isipingo

16 600

Mariannhill

12 277

Merebank

19 468

Montford

17 273

Moorcross

18 321

Natal Midlands

17 538

Newholme

23 300

North Coast

17 097

Northern Natal

18 162

Phoenix

51 226

Red Hill

16 488

Reservoir Hills

16 103

Springfield

18 207

Stanger

18 072

Southern Natal

15 083

Tongaat

16 506

Umzinto

16 117

Verulam

20 320

PROV. TOTAL

531 357

TRANSVAAL

Actonville

10 336

Central Rand

16 688

Eastern Transvaal

9 803

Laudium

12 681

Lenasia Central

8 609

Lenasia East

8 640

Lenasia West

10 104

North Western Transvaal

14 654

PROV. TOTAL

91 515

REP. TOTAL

644 001
Foreign media: applications to visit RSA refused 7. Mr P G SOAL

asked the Minister of Home Affairs:

Whether any applications by foreign journalists or other members of the foreign media to visit South Africa in 1987 were refused; if so, (a) how many, (b) what were the names of the newspapers and/or organizations involved, (c) what were the main reasons for refusing these applications and (d) in respect of what specified period is this information furnished?

 The MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS:

Yes.

  1. (a) 186.
  2. (b) and (c) It is not considered expedient to disclose information of this nature, as an application for a visa is a personal matter between the applicant and the Department of Home Affairs.
  3. (d) From 1 January 1987 to 31 December 1987.
 Industrial accidents 29. Mr P G SOAL

asked the Minister of Manpower:

  1. (1) How many workmen in each race group (a) suffered permanent disablement and (b) died as a result of injuries sustained at work in the latest specified year for which figures are available;
  2. (2) (a) how many industrial accidents occurred in the Republic in that year, (b) what amount was paid out by the Accident Fund in respect of such accidents and (c) what was the total period for which persons injured in such accidents were absent from work in that year?
 The MINISTER OF MANPOWER:

The latest figures available are for 1985.

(1) (a) Whites

1 465

Asians

186

Coloureds

1 300

Blacks

17 180

(b) Whites

138

Asians

28

Coloureds

94

Blacks

1 291
  1. (2)
    1. (a) 241 820
    2. (b) R90 117 742
    3. (c) 2 989 118 man-days
 Industrial accidents 34. Mr P G SOAL

asked the Minister of Manpower:

  1. (1) (a) How many industrial accidents occurred in the latest specified year for which information is available and (b) what was the total cost of these accidents to (i) the State, (ii) the Accident Fund and (iii) insurance companies;
  2. (2) (a) how many persons (i) applied for and (ii) received compensation in terms of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, No 30 of 1941, and (b) what was the total amount paid out in compensation in that year;
  3. (3) what was the total period for which the persons injured in such accidents were absent from work?
 The MINISTER OF MANPOWER:

The latest figures available are for the year 1985.

  1. (1)
    1. (a) 241 820
    2. (b)
      1. (i) R 9 433 934
      2. (ii) R90 117 742
      3. (iii) R45 757 070
  2. (2)
    1. (a)
      1. (i) 247 236
      2. (ii) 241 820
    2. (b) R155 088 888
  3. (3) 2 989 118 man-days
 Kruger National Park: animals culled 75. Mr R J LORIMER

asked the Minister of Environment Affairs:

Whether any animals were culled in the Kruger National Park during the period 1 April 1987 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, how many head of each species?

 The MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AFFAIRS:

Yes, for the period 1 April 1987 to 31 January 1988:

Elephants

189

Buffalo

1 754

Hippopotami

194
Kruger National Park: by-products depot 76. Mr R J LORIMER

asked the Minister of Environment Affairs:

  1. (1) What was the total value of the products produced by the by-products depot in the Kruger National Park during the period 1 April 1987 up to the latest specified date for which information is available;
  2. (2) what was the profit or loss shown by the depot at the end of this period?
 The MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AFFAIRS:
  1. (1) Period 1 April 1987 to 31 January 1988: R2 295 130,00
  2. (2) Period 1 April 1987 to 31 January 1988: R1 442 247,00 (Profit)
 Applications for deregulation 77. Mr D J N MALCOMESS

asked the Minister in the State President’s Office entrusted with Administration and Broadcasting Services:

  1. (a) How many applications for deregulation have been (i) received, (ii) investigated and (iii) granted in terms of the Temporary Removal of Restrictions on Economic Activities Act, No 87 of 1986, since 13 February 1987, (b) in how many cases has deregulation taken place and (c) in respect of what date is this information furnished?
 The MINISTER IN THE STATE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE ENTRUSTED WITH ADMINISTRATION AND BROADCASTING SERVICES:
  1. (a)
    1. (i) 10
    2. (ii) 10 of which 5 have not yet been completed
    3. (iii) None
  2. (b) None
  3. (c) 11 February 1988
 National Liquor Board 79. Mr D J N MALCOMESS

asked the Minister of Economic Affairs and Technology:

What was the cost of operating the National Liquor Board in the latest specified year for which figures are available?

 The MINISTER OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND TECHNOLOGY:

R852 669 during the 1986/87 financial year. This amount includes the expenditure in respect of the Directorate: Liquor Affairs in the Department of Trade and Industry.

Note: The amount of R847 480 for 1986/87 as furnished in the reply to question number 44 of 21 May 1987 represented an estimate.

 Citizenship certificates issued 94. Mr P G SOAL

asked the Minister of Home Affairs:

How many citizenship certificates (a) (i) had been issued and (ii) remained to be issued as at 31 December 1987, and (b) were issued in 1987, to citizens of each self-governing territory?

 The MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS:

(a)(i)

(ii)

(b)

KwaZulu

1 604 159

1 580 301

2 005

Lebowa

278 210

1 164 454

356

Qwaqwa

164 664

873 222

1 022

Gazankulu

98 444

416 522

44

KaNgwane

4 574

536 663

0

KwaNdebele

36 026

335 246

622

The figures furnished under (a)(ii) are projections based on the 1985 census figures as supplied by the Central Statistical Service.

 Professionally qualified persons: emigrated/immigrated 97. Mr P G SOAL

asked the Minister of Home Affairs:

How many (a) doctors, (b) dentists, (c) lawyers, (d) architects, (e) social workers, (f) quantity surveyors, (g) scientists and (h) other specified profesionally qualified persons (i) emigrated from and (ii) immigrated to South Africa in 1987?

 The MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS:

(i)

(ii)

(a) Doctors and specialists

93

52

(b) Dentists and dental specialists

13

8

(c) Attorneys and advocates

51

1

(d) Architects and town and regional planners

28

10

(e) Social workers

11

5

(f) Quantity surveyors

21

9

(g) Scientists

133

86

(h) (1) Engineer, engineering technician and related occupations

481

351

(2) Medical, dental and related health service occupations (excluding (a) and (b))

274

142

(3) Mathematical and related occupations and computer sciences occupations

131

65

(4) Accountant and related accounting occupations and economic occupations

222

64

(5) Legal occupations (excluding (c))

8

2

(6) Education and related occupations

253

91

(7) Religious professions

45

48

(8) Author and related occupations

34

16

(9) Artist, plastic arts and designer

45

36

(10) Artist, performing arts and related occupations

37

31

(11) Sports occupations

7

9

(12) Professional, semi-professional and technical occupations n.e.c.

86

45
Immigrants/emigrants 98. Mr P G SOAL

asked the Minister of Home Affairs:

  1. (a) What is the estimated number of (i) males and (ii) females who (aa) immigrated to and (bb) emigrated from the Republic in the latest specified period of 12 months for which figures are available and (b) how many such (i) males and (ii) females were 17 years of age or younger?
 The MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS:

Jan-Dec 1987

(i)

(ii)

(a) (aa)

4 042

3 911

(bb)

5 443

5 731

(b) (aa)

821

753

(bb)

1 892

1 863
Illegal immigrants: deported/repatriated 99. Mr P G SOAL

asked the Minister of Home Affairs:

  1. (1) Whether any persons who were arrested on suspicion of being illegal immigrants were deported or repatriated in 1987; if so, (a) how many and (b) to which country was each deported or repatriated;
  2. (2) whether any of these persons were in possession of illegal (a) reference or (b) identity books; if so, (i) how many, (ii) of which countries were they purported to be citizens, (iii) (aa) by whom and (bb) how was it determined that the documents were illegal and (iv) in terms of what statutory provisions were they deported or repatriated?
 The MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS:

(1) Yes, but only after it had been confirmed that they were prohibited persons.

(a) 37 423

(b) Zimbabwe

3 124

Mozambique

26 870

Botswana

2 669

Lesotho

3 308

Swaziland

1 349

Malawi

99

Zambia

1

Tanzania

1

Zaire

1

Gambia

1
  1. (2) (a) and (b) Yes, some of the persons mentioned in paragraph 1 (a) were in possession of false reference books and identity documents.
    1. (i) and (ii) Statistics in this regard are not being kept by the Department.
    2. (iii)
      1. (aa) Immigration- and Police Officers.
      2. (bb) By means of examination in terms of the relevant legislation.
    3. (iv) In terms of section 16 of the Admission of persons to the Republic Regulation Act, 1972 (Act 59 of 1972).
 Renewal of Aida Parker Newsletter 108. Mr P G SOAL

asked the Minister of Defence:

Whether, with reference to his reply to Question No 933 on 2 May 1986, the South African Defence Force has renewed its subscriptions to the Aida Parker Newsletter; if so, (a) for how many copies, (b) for what period, (c) at what cost and (d) for what reason?

 The MINISTER OF DEFENCE:

Yes

  1. (a) 3 subscriptions
  2. (b) 1 March 1987 to 29 February 1988
  3. (c) R89,00 per subscription
  4. (d) To keep up to date with the opinions expressed therein.
 Self-governing territories: resettlements 172. Mr P G SOAL

asked the Minister of Education and Development Aid:

Whether he will furnish information on the number of Black persons resettled in the self-governing territories in 1987; if not, why not; if so, (a) what total number of Black persons in these territories was resettled in that year (i) in the Republic, (ii) within (aa) the same and (bb) another self-governing territory and (b) (i) from what places were they removed, (ii) in what places were they resettled, and (iii) for what reasons were they resettled, in each case?

 The MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT AID:
  1. (a) and (b) The power to settle Blacks in the self-governing territories vests in the governments of the territories concerned. The Department of Development Aid has no information regarding such settlement actions, but, at the request of the heads of the families themselves, resettled 69 families from Moutse, KwaNdebele, in the Immerpan/Saliesloot area, which is later to be incorporated within Lebowa.
 Black spots removed 173. Mr P G SOAL

asked the Minister of Education and Development Aid:

  1. (1) (a) How many Black spots were removed in each (i) magisterial district and (ii) province in 1987, (b) what was the (i) name and (ii) population of each such Black spot and (c) where were the inhabitants of each spot resettled;
  2. (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?
 The MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT AID:
  1. (1)
    1. (a) None.
    2. (b) and (c) Fall away.
  2. (2) Falls away.
 Land for consolidation purposes: cost 176. Mr P G SOAL

asked the Minister of Education and Development Aid:

What was the cost of purchasing land for the purposes of consolidation in respect of each (a) self-governing territory and (b) independent Black state as at 31 December 1987 or the latest specified date for which figures are available?

 The MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT AID:

On 31 December 1987 the cost of land purchased for consolidation purposes was R1 269 710 501.

The costs relating to the purchase of land are not recorded separately in respect of each state. The figures requested are thus not readily available.

 Self-governing territories: size in hectares 178. Mr P G SOAL

asked the Minister of Education and Development Aid:

What was the size in hectares of each of the self-governing territories as at the latest specified date for which figures are available?

 The MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT AID:

KwaNdebele

290 632 hectares

Gazankulu

764 656 hectares

Qwaqwa

72 690 hectares

KaNgwane

438 221 hectares

Lebowa

2 212 897 hectares

KwaZulu

3 189 796 hectares

(As at 31 December 1987.)

 Voluntary service 182. Prof N J J OLIVIER

asked the Minister of Defence:

What percentage of the persons who rendered voluntary service in the (a) Citizen Force and (b) Commandos as at 31 December 1987 was (i) White, (ii) Coloured, (iii) Asian and (iv) Black?

 The MINISTER OF DEFENCE:

(a)

(b)

(i)

White

98,8%

84,6%

(ii)

Coloured

1,2%

9,2%

(iii)

Asian

0%

2,1%

(iv)

Black

0%

4,1%
Detention centres: persons in detention 184. Prof N J J OLIVIER

asked the Minister of Defence:

  1. (a) How many persons were in detention in each detention centre of the South African Defence Force as at the latest specified date for which figures are available and (b) for what offences was each of them in detention as at that date?
 The MINISTER OF DEFENCE:

(a) As on 10 February 1988

Witwatersrand Command Detention Barracks

121

Western Province Command Detention Barracks

10

Orange Free State Command Detention Barracks

16

Military Area Walvis Bay Detention Barracks

75

King’s Rest Detention Barracks

1
  1. (b)
    1. (i) Contravention of Section 11 MDC (Interference with guards, sentries, etc.) — 1 person.
    2. (ii) Contravention of Section 12 MDC (Dereliction of duty by sentry, watchkeeper, etc.) — 1 person.
    3. (iii) Contravention of Section 13 MDC (Desertion) — 2 persons.
    4. (iv) Contravention of Section 14 MDC (Absence without leave and non-attendance where required to attend) — 177 persons.
    5. (v) Contravention of Section 15 MDC (Assaulting superior officer) — 1 person.
    6. (vi) Contravention of section 19 MDC (Disobeying lawful commands or orders) — 8 persons.
    7. (vii) Contravention of Section 20 MDC (Theft of public property or property belonging to a comrade, mess, etc.) — 12 persons.
    8. (viii) Contravention of Section 24 MDC (Negligently losing kit, equipment, arms, etc.) — 1 person.
    9. (ix) Contravention of Section 27 MDC (Using or taking articles issued to or under control of another person) — 3 persons.
    10. (x) Contravention of Section 33 MDC (Drunkenness) — 5 persons.
    11. (xi) Contravention of Section 39 MDC (Resisting arrest) — 8 persons.
    12. (xii) Contravention of Section 43 MDC (False representations concerning rank) — 1 person.
    13. (xiii) Contravention of Section 22 of Defence Act No 44 of 1957 (Service in the Citizen Force) — 1 person.
    14. (xiv) Common law offence of theft — 2 persons.
 Military hospitals: average bed-occupancy rate 185. Prof N J J OLIVIER

asked the Minister of Defence:

  1. (1) What was the average bed-occupancy rate in military hospitals in 1987;
  2. (2) whether any notifiable diseases were diagnosed at military hospitals in that year; if so, how many cases in respect of each specified disease?
 The MINISTER OF DEFENCE:

(1) 72,4%

(2) Yes

Meningitis

9

Typhoid

1

Tuberculosis

51

Malaria

198

Hepatitis

127

Measles

171
Members killed/wounded 187. Prof N J J OLIVIER

asked the Minister of Defence:

How many members of the South African Defence Force were (a) killed and (b) wounded in 1987?

 The MINISTER OF DEFENCE:
  1. (a) 72
  2. (b) The hon member is referred to the reply to part (b) of the written Question No 167 of 1984.
 RSA/Namibia: national servicemen teaching in civilian schools 230. Mr R M BURROWS

asked the Minister of Defence:

Whether any national servicemen are teaching in civilian schools in (a) South Africa and (b) Namibia at present; if so, how many in each case as at the latest specified date for which figures are available?

 The MINISTER OF DEFENCE:
  1. (a) and (b) Yes.

As on 15 February 1988, 16 and 10 respectively.

 Detention barracks in RSA/SWA/Namibia 234. Prof N J J OLIVIER

asked the Minister of Defence:

  1. (1) (a) How many detention barracks have been established in (i) the Republic and (ii) South West Africa/Namibia and (b) what is the total number of offenders that can be accommodated at such barracks;
  2. (2) whether any new detention barracks were established in terms of section 120 of the First Schedule to the Defence Act, No 44 of 1957, in 1987; if so, (a) where are these barracks situated, (b) how many persons/offenders can these baracks accommodate and (c) for what reasons were these barracks established;
  3. (3) what was the average number of offenders detained in detention barracks in 1987?
 The MINISTER OF DEFENCE:
  1. (1)
    1. (a)
      1. (i) 5
      2. (ii) None
    2. (b) 458
  2. (2) None
    1. (a), (b) and (c) fall away.
  3. (3) The hon member is referred to the reply in this House to the written Question No 311 of 1987.
 Troops deployed in Black townships 236. Mr K M ANDREW

asked the Minister of Defence:

  1. (1) (a) In which Black townships were troops of the South African Defence Force deployed in 1987, (b) what functions did these troops perform in these townships and (c) what total number of persons attached to the Defence Force were deployed in these townships in 1987;
  2. (2) whether any of these troops were national servicemen; if so, how many?
 The MINISTER OF DEFENCE:

The hon member is referred to the reply in this House to the written Question No 78 of 1987.

 Publications/objects prohibited 263. Mr S S VAN DER MERWE

asked the Minister of Home Affairs:

Whether the possession of any publications or objects was declared prohibited in 1987 in terms of section 9(3) of the Publications Act, No 42 of 1974; if so, how many publications or objects in terms of section 47(2)(a), (b), (c), (d) , (e) and (f), respectively?

 The MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS:

Yes.

Section 47(2)(a)

64

(b)

3

(c)

2

(d)

6

(e)

70

(f)

—
Reclassifications 266. Mr S S VAN DER MERWE

asked the Minister of Home Affairs:

  1. (a) What total number of persons in each category applied to be reclassified from one race group to another in 1987 and (b) how many of these applications were unsuccessful in each case?
 The MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS:

(a)

(b)

White to Cape Coloured

5

1

Cape Coloured to White

313

69

Cape Coloured to Chinese

4

—

White to Chinese

1

—

Chinese to White

10

—

White to Malay

4

—

Malay to White

17

5

Indian to Cape Coloured

61

3

Cape Coloured to Indian

35

2

Indian to Malay

9

—

Malay to Indian

23

1

Black to Cape Coloured

382

113

Cape Coloured to Black

8

—

Black to Other Asian

3

—

Black to Indian

2

—

Black to Griqua

7

1

Cape Coloured to Malay

13

1

Chinese to Cape Coloured

2

—

Indian to Black

2

—

Malay to Cape Coloured

15

—

Griqua to Cape Coloured

2

—

918

196
Electrified fence on northem/eastern borders 272. Mr P G SOAL

asked the Minister of Defence:

What total number of persons (a) had died as a result of contact with the electrified fence on the (i) northern and, (ii) eastern borders of the Republic since the construction of each of these fences as at the latest specified date for which figures are available and (b) died as a result of such contact in 1987 in each case?

 The MINISTER OF DEFENCE:
  1. (a)
    1. (i) From 12 August 1985 until 15 February 1988 — 6 persons
    2. (ii) From 1 June 1986 until 15 February 1988 — 46 persons
  2. (b) Northern fence — 1 person
  3. (c) Eastern fence — 34 persons