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House of Assembly: Vol7 - FRIDAY 11 MARCH 1988

FRIDAY, 11 MARCH 1988 HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

†Indicates translated version.

For written reply:

General Affairs:

Infant mortality rate 387. Dr M S BARNARD

asked the Minister of Home Affairs:

What was the infant mortality rate for (a) Blacks, (b) Coloureds, (c) Indians and (d) Whites in the Republic in 1986?

 The MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS:
  1. (a) 80,0* (Estimate — registrations incomplete)
  2. (b) 31,6*
  3. (c) 13,6*
  4. (d) 7,0*

*Per 1 000 births.

 Gainfully employed people directly/indirectly in State employ 435. Mrs H SUZMAN

asked the Minister of Home Affairs:

What percentage of gainfully employed (a) Whites, (b) Coloureds, (c) Indians and (d) Blacks were (i) directly and (ii) indirectly in State employ in the Republic as at the latest specified date for which figures are available?

 The MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS:
  1. (i)
    1. (a) 4,8%
    2. (b) 1,5%
    3. (c) 0,3%
    4. (d) 4,2%
  2. (ii)
    1. (a) 2,1%
    2. (b) 0,6%
    3. (c) 0,1%
    4. (d) 4,5%

Percentages as at 30 June 1987.

  1. (i) Includes central government, provincial administrations and government trade enterprises.
  2. (ii) Includes local authorities, parastatal institutions, universities and technikons, agricultural marketing boards and public corporations; excluding (i).
 Medical University of Southern Africa: students qualified as doctors 448. Dr M S BARNARD

asked the Minister of Education and Development Aid:

How many students in each race group qualified as doctors at the Medical University of Southern Africa at the end of 1987?

 The MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT AID:

Population group

Graduates

Black

48

White

0

Coloured

0

Asian

0
Black workers repatriated 470. Mrs H SUZMAN

asked the Minister of Home Affairs:

  1. (1) How many Black workers from (a) Zimbabwe, (b) Lesotho, (c) Swaziland, (d) Botswana and (e) Mozambique were repatriated in 1987;
  2. (2) how many of these workers in each category had been granted exemption from repatriation on the ground of long service as at the latest specified date for which figures are available?
 The MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS:

(1) Separate statistics in respect of Black workers who are removed, are not being kept. The total number of Black persons who were removed during 1987 is as follows:

(a)

Zimbabwe

3 124

(b)

Lesotho

3 308

(c)

Swaziland

1 349

(d)

Botswana

2 669

(e)

Mozambique

26 870

Total

37 320

(2) (a)

Zimbabwe

27

(b)

Lesotho

32

(c)

Swaziland

16

(d)

Botswana

5

(e)

Mozambique

49

Total

129
Children born in South Africa 495. Mr P G SOAL

asked the Minister of Home Affairs:

How many (a) White, (b) Black, (c) Coloured and (d) Asian children were born in South Africa in 1986, (i) including and (ii) excluding the self-governing territories?

 The MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS:

(i)

(ii)

(a)

72 955

72 914

(b)

769 000*

421 950*

(c)

81 825

81 808

(d)

19 560

19 548

*Estimated.

 School buildings constructed 519. Mr S S VAN DER MERWE

asked the Minister of Education and Development Aid:

(a) How many school buildings were constructed or caused to be constructed by his Department in 1987 and (b) what was the average capital cost of constructing these buildings?

 The MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT AID:
  1. (a) Primary schools: 28 complete schools consisting of 700 classrooms and the addition of 142 classrooms at 11 existing schools. Besides this 411 classrooms at farm schools were subsidized.
    Secondary schools: 24 complete schools consisting of 1 064 teaching rooms and the addition of 468 teaching rooms at 18 existing schools.
  2. (b) Primary school for 1 000 pupils of R1,256 million.
    Secondary school for 1 000 pupils R2,932 million.
    (Escalation costs and professional fees excluded.)
 Deportations/repatriations 539. Mr S S VAN DER MERWE

asked the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a) How many Black (i) male and (ii) female persons were (aa) deported and (bb) repatriated from the Republic in 1987 and (b)(i) in terms of what statutory provision and (ii) to which states were they so (aa) deported and (bb) repatriated?

 The MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS:

(aa) Deportations

(a)

(i) 139

(ii) 1

(b)

(i) In terms of section 43 of the Admission of Persons to the Republic Regulation Act, 1972 (Act 59 of 1972).

(ii) Lesotho

— 33

Transkei

— 73

Mozambique

— 10

Zimbabwe

— 10

Swaziland

— 3

Ciskei

— 2

Botswana

— 2

Bophuthatswana

— 5

Venda

— 2

Total

140

(bb) Repatriations

(a)

(i) and (ii) 37 423. Separate figures in respect of male and female persons are not being kept.

(b)

(i) In terms of section 16 of the Admission of Persons to the Republic Regulation Act, 1972 (Act 59 of 1972).

(ii) Zimbabwe

— 3 124

Mozambique

— 26 870

Botswana

— 2 669

Swaziland

— 1 349

Malawi

— 99

Zambia

— 1

Tanzania

— 1

Zaire

— 1

Gambia

— 1

Lesotho

— 3 308

Total

37 423
Persons residing in Greater Cape Town area 548. Mr C W EGLIN

asked the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a) What is the estimated number of (i) Coloured, (ii) Indian and (iii) White persons who reside in the Greater Cape Town area and (b) in respect of what date is this information furnished?

 The MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS:
  1. (a)
    1. (i) 1 068 921
    2. (ii) 17 437
    3. (iii) 542 705
  2. (b) 1985 population census.

Greater Cape Town area comprises the following magisterial districts:

Bellville

Cape

Goodwood

Kuils River

Paarl

Simonstown

Somerset West

Stellenbosch

Strand

Wellington

Wynberg

 Birth rate 614. Mr A GERBER

asked the Minister of Home Affairs:!

What was the birth rate in respect of the (a) White, (b) Coloured, (c) Indian and (d) Black population groups in each of the latest specified eight years for which figures are available?

 The MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS:

Year

(a)*

(b)‘

(c)*

(d)*l/

1979

16,4

27,4

24,4

40,0

1980

16,5

27,1

24,5

40,0

1981

17,2

28,2

25,5

40,0

1982

16,7

29,2

25,6

40,0

1983

17,2

30,7

26,2

40,0

1984

17,0

30,8

25,9

40,0

1985

16,5

28,3

23,1

39,1

1986

14,9

27,1

21,8

39,1

1/Estimated.

*Number per 1 000 persons.

Own Affairs:

African languages: compulsory for White primary/high school pupils 40. Mr C J DERBY-LEWIS

asked the Minister of Education and Culture:

Whether it is compulsory for White (a) primary and (b) high school pupils to learn an African language in the Transvaal, Natal, the Orange Free State and the Cape Province, respectively; if so, what African language or languages in each province?

 The MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE:

(a)

(b)

Transvaal

yes, in std 3, 4 and 5: Northern Sotho, Tswana, Zulu

yes, in std 6 and 7: Northern Sotho, Tswana, Zulu

Natal

yes, in std 4 and 5, if a teacher is available: Zulu

no

OFS

yes, in std 3, 4 and 5: Southern Sotho

no

Cape

no

no
Overseas visits 45. Mr P G SOAL

asked the Minister of Health Services:

  1. (1) Whether he or the Deputy Minister of Health Services undertook any overseas visits in 1987; if so, (a) which countries were visited and (b) what was the purpose of each visit;
  2. (2) whether he or this Deputy Minister was accompanied by any representatives of the media on these visits; if so, (a) what were the names of the journalists involved, (b) which newspapers or radio or television networks did they represent, (c) to which countries did each of these persons accompany him or this Deputy Minister and (d) why;
  3. (3) whether any costs were incurred by the Department of Health Services and Welfare as a result; if so, what total amount in that year?
 The MINISTER OF HEALTH SERVICES:
  1. (1) No.
  2. (2) Falls away.
  3. (3) Falls away.
 Overseas visits 49. Mr P G SOAL

asked the Minister of the Budget and Welfare:

  1. (1) Whether he undertook any overseas visist in 1987; if so, (a) which countries were visited and (b) what was the purpose of each visit;
  2. (2) whether he was accompanied by any representatives of the media on these visits; if so, (a) what were the names of the journalists involved, (b) which newspapers or radio or television networks did they represent, (c) to which countries did each of these persons accompany him and (d) why;
  3. (3) whether any costs were incurred by the Department of Budgetary and Auxiliary Services as a result; if so, what total amount in that year?
 The MINISTER OF THE BUDGET AND WELFARE:
  1. (1) No.
  2. (a), (b), (2) and (3) fall away.
 Christmas cards sent out 50. Mr P G SOAL

asked the Minister of Health Services:

  1. (1) Whether (a) he and/or (b) the Department of Health Services and Welfare sent out Christmas cards in 1987; if so, (i) what total number of cards was printed, (ii) to whom were they sent, (iii) what was the total cost of producing and distributing these cards, and (iv) who was responsible for printing them, in each case;
  2. (2) whether postage stamps were used to send out these Christmas cards; if not, how were they distributed?
 The MINISTER OF HEALTH SERVICES:
  1. (1)
    1. (a) No.
      1. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) fall away.
    2. (b) Yes.
      1. (i) 1 075
      2. (ii) To various organizations and individuals in the discretion of the Head of the Department.
      3. (iii) R1 303,25
      4. (iv) The Government Printer
  2. (2) No — as official postal material.
 Christmas cards sent out 54. Mr P G SOAL

asked the Minister of the Budget and Welfare:

  1. (1) Whether (a) he and/or (b) the Department of Budgetary and Auxiliary Services sent out Christmas cards in 1987; if so, (i) what total number of cards was printed, (ii) to whom were they sent, (iii) what was the total cost of producing and distributing these cards, and (iv) who was responsible for printing them, in each case;
  2. (2) whether postage stamps were used to send out these Christmas cards; if not, how were they distributed?
 The MINISTER OF THE BUDGET AND WELFARE:
  1. (1)
    1. (a) Yes
    2. (b) Yes
      1. (i) 1 800
      2. (ii) The decision to whom cards should be sent rests with the Minister and the Head of the Department.
      3. (iii) R2 190,00
      4. (iv) The Government Printer
  2. (2)
    1. (1) (a) above—No—as official postal material
    2. (1) (b) above—Yes—own expense.
 Std 10 examination: White scholars passed 56. Mr A GERBER

asked the Minister of Education and Culture:†

How many White scholars in the Republic passed the Std 10 examination in each of the latest specified eight years for which figures are available?

 The MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE:

Cape

Natal

OFS

Transvaal

DEC

JMB

1980

12 330

5 633

3 499

22 978

298

1 125

1981

13 394

6 202

3 624

24 658

380

1 085

1982

13 594

6 399

3 402

25 333

373

1 093

1983

13 520

6 664

3 467

24 449

431

1 050

1984

14 006

7 027

3 650

25 647

446

1 109

1985

13 974

7 977

3 948

26 659

382

*

1986

14 571

8 409

4 552

31 518

449

*

1987

15 185

8 434

4 762

32 996

433

*

*Information is not available.

 Substandard A: enrolments 57. Mr A GERBER

asked the Minister of Education and Culture:†

How many White children in the Republic were enrolled in Substandard A in each of the latest specified nine years for which figures are available?

 The MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE:

Cape

Natal

OFS

Transvaal

1979

22 064

10 220

6 893

48 597

1980

20 944

9 826

6 451

47 257

1981

20 155

9 664

6 608

47 419

1982

19 616

9 417

6 527

46 099

1983

19 565

9 212

6 535

44 826

1984

18 797

9 022

6 299

43 691

1985

18 491

8 678

6 114

42 568

1986

17 892

8 893

6 320

42 477

1987

18 402

8 876

6 328

43 797
Teachers’ colleges: students enrolled 58. Mr A GERBER

asked the Minister of Education and Culture:†

How many students were enrolled at each teachers’ college under the control of his Department in each of the latest specified nine years for which figures are available?

 The MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE:

TRANSVAAL

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

Johannesburg College of Education

1 465

1 534

1 467

1 638

1 820

1 824

1 949

1 777

1 338

Pretoria College of Education

93

166

263

376

391

412

481

488

356

Onderwyskollege Pretoria

2 395

1 989

1 875

1 905

1 923

1 972

1 998

1 860

1 568

Onderwyskollege Potchefstroom

1 280

1 151

1 097

1 099

1 161

1 188

1 324

1 293

1 132

Onderwyskollege Goudstad

1 148

1 115

1 150

1 241

1 282

1 325

1 479

1 372

1 132

ORANGE FREE STATE

Bloemfonteinse Onderwyserskollege

660

628

688

691

711

715

645

570

484

NATAL

Durbanse Onderwyskollege

340

290

283

317

365

360

372

341

288

Edgewood College of Education

691

648

635

628

620

623

604

625

577

Natal Training College

251

259

232

206

218

223

213

College of Education for Further Training

561

558

622

615

459

480

330

Natal College of Education

520

330

CAPE

Cape Town Teachers’ College

256

202

200

280

299

261

296

310

275

Barkly House Teachers’ College

130

135

123

130

120

133

134

143

105

Denneoord* College for Continued Training

209

199

178

175

142

—

—

—

—

Wellington Teachers’ College

495

432

375

396

353

355

345

332

311

Paarl Teachers’ College

528

468

446

537

549

454

385

406

289

Oudtshoorn Teachers’ College

290

245

231

219

207

190

111

136

96

Graaff-Reinet Teachers’ College

295

240

224

272

250

—

—

—

—

Port Elizabeth

259

225

240

292

274

242

237

220

206

*The conversion to Colleges for Continued Training (teletuition) commenced during 1985.

 Primary/high schools taken into use/closed 59. Mr A GERBER

asked the Minister of Education and Culture:†

  1. (1) How many new (a) primary and (b) high schools under the control of his Department were taken into use in 1984, 1985 and 1986, respectively;
  2. (2) how many (a) primary and (b) high schools under the control of his Department were closed in 1984, 1985 and 1986, respectively?
 The MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE:

(1)

(a) primary

(b) secondary

1984

1985

1986

1984

1985

1986

Cape

1

—

—

—

—

5

Natal

2

1

1

—

2

—

OFS

1

1

—

1

1

—

Transvaal

2

3

9

2

1

2;

(2)

(a) primary

(b) secondary

1984

1985

1986

1984

1985

1986

Cape

10

8

9

—

—

—

Natal

—

2

3

—

—

—

OFS

2

4

6

—

—

Transvaal

2

1

2

—

—

—
Teachers’ colleges: applications for admission 60. Dr M S BARNARD

asked the Minister of Education and Culture:

  1. (1) How many (a) applications for admission were received at each specified teachers’ college for (i) 1987 and (ii) 1988 and (b) students were enrolled at each such college in each of these years;
  2. (2) whether a quota system for enrolling students is in operation in respect of these colleges; if so,
  3. (3) whether this system operates on the basis of the future need for teachers in each province of the Republic; if not, on what basis does it operate?
 The MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE:

College

(a) Applications received

(b) Enrolment

(i) 1987

(ii) 1988

(i) 1987

(ii) 1988

Cape

903

707

Cape Town

*

(72)

*

(63)

310

275

Barkly House

*

(29)

*

(25)

143

105

Wellington

*

(67)

*

(84)

332

311

Paarl

*

(70)

*

(—)

406

289

Oudtshoorn

*

(12)

*

(—)

136

96

Port Elizabeth

*

(53)

*

(52)

220

206

OFS

Bloemfontein

237

(82)

190

(58)

570

484

Transvaal

Goudstad

616

562

(265)

1 372

1 132

Johannesburg College of Education

710

575

(318)

1 777

1 355

Pretoria

932

852

(342)

1 860

1 568

Pretoria College of Education

186

214

(92)

488

356

Potchefstroom

616

562

(265)

1 372

1 132

Natal

Edgewood College of Education

412

402

(109)

543

578

Durban

119

123

(55)

309

288

(2) and (3) yes.

* The CED only has a record of the total number or applications and not of the number of applications per institution.

( ) The number between brackets reflects the number of first years admitted, where the information is available.

 Two booklets: distribution/publishing 61. Mr C J DERBY-LEWIS

asked the Minister of the Budget and Welfare:

Whether the Administration: House of Assembly was involved in distributing and producing two booklets, the names of which have been furnished to the Minister’s department for the purpose of his reply; if not, who was responsible for distributing and publishing these booklets; if so, (a) what are the titles of these booklets, (b) what was the total cost of distributing and producing each of these booklets and (c)(i) how many copies were printed, (ii) to whom were they sent, and (iii) how were the recipients of these booklets selected, in each case?

 The MINISTER OF THE BUDGET AND WELFARE:

Yes.

  1. (a)
    1. (i) The Administration: House of Assembly: Managing of the Own Affairs of the White population group.
    2. (ii) The House of Assembly in the service of the White population group of the RSA.
  2. (b) Printing Cost (a)(i) above R28 457,15
    Printing Cost (a)(ii) above R20 506,52
    Cost of layout (a)(i) and (a)(ii) above R20 960,00
    Distributing Cost (a)(i) and (a)(ii) above R7 884,60.
  3. (c)
    1. (i) Total 90 000 (a)(i) above 30 000 and (a)(ii) above 60 000
    2. (ii) To all opinion-makers of which addresses were available
    3. (iii) By the 5 Departments of the Administration: House of Assembly.