1. (1)
   1. (a) 1 025
   2. (b) 123
2. (2)
   1. (a)
      1. (i) 241
      2. (ii) 1 502
   2. (b)
      1. (i) 147
      2. (ii) 210

Yes.

A request was directed to the National Housing Commission for R3,5 million for the 1988/89 financial year for the building of 500 houses by means of a self-help programme.

In the 1987/88 financial year an amount of R750 000 was made available for self-help in Khayelitsha. This amount, however, was transferred to Old Cross Roads because of the greater need there. From this source, loans of R7 000 each at 6% interest for 30 years will be made available to inhabitants of Old Cross Roads to either build or have their homes built in the upgraded phases.

Yes.

A request for R750 000 was directed to the National Housing Commission on 18 November 1987 to proceed with the approved project of extension and upgrading of core houses in Khayelitsha.

1. (1)
   1. (a) According to the norm mentioned below, 84 802.
   2. (b) The daily average for December 1987 is 103 200 (see annexures A and B for analysis of sentences and crimes).
   3. (c) On 31 December 1987 there were 21 674 unsentenced prisoners in South African prisons.
2. (2) Yes, in the sense that the norm was exceeded. However, as mentioned in my replies to questions No 12 of 6 March 1984, No 103 of 15 April 1986 and No 246 of 4 March 1987 over-populated prisons is a relative concept. The accommodation figure for South African prisons is determined against a broad norm and the highest standards of hygiene and health are maintained. Everything possible is done to keep prisoners productively occupied and this gives rise to the fact that a large number of prisoners mainly work outside the prison during the day. Prisoners also have access to spacious courtyards and ample opportunity is given for outdoor recreation. In view thereof, overcrowding as such is not an unmanageable phenomenon. However, attention is given to overcrowding in South African prisons on a continual basis. The situation at prisons with an above average influx of admissions due to temporary circumstances is alleviated by the transfer of prisoners to prisons with a lower occupancy level. The application of this deconcentration policy has resulted in a more even distribution of the prison population and therefore considerable relief has been effected with regard to occupancy levels in general. A further method for utilizing available accommodation more efficiently, is by implementing stacked beds to such an extent that hygiene and health standards are still complied with.
   1. (a) and (b)

On 31 December 1987 the prisons mentioned below were over-populated to the extent as indicated next to each prison:

WESTERN CAPE, BOLAND AND SOUTHERN CAPE

Apart from the new prisons/alterations to existing prisons as mentioned above, the construction of the following prisons appear on the major works services programme/on the priority list to be included in the major works services programme:

Darling

Kraaifontein

Atlantis

EASTERN CAPE (INCLUDING GOEDEMOED PRISON)

Apart from the new prisons/alterations to existing prisons as mentioned above, two new prisons (at Elliot and Aliwal North) appear on the priority list to be included on the major works services programme. A prison farm for the Eastern Cape is included in the major works services programme.

NORTHERN CAPE

Apart from the new prisons/alterations to existing prisons as mentioned above, the construction of the following prisons is included in the major works services programme/priority list for inclusion in the major works services programme: a prison farm in the Warrenton area (Mayeng); a new prison at Vryburg; and a new prison at Vredendal.

ORANGE FREE STATE (EXCLUDING PWV AREA)

Apart from the new prisons/alterations to existing prisons as mentioned above, new prisons at Welkom and Ficksburg are envisaged for this region and are already included in the priority list for inclusion in the major works services programme.

PWV AREA

Apart from the new prisons/alterations to existing prisons as mentioned above, new prisons at Boksburg, Voortrekkerhoogte as well as a new female prison at Krugersdorp, are already under construction.

Apart from the new prisons/alterations to the existing prisons as mentioned above, the construction of new prisons at Secunda and Bronkhorstspruit is included in the priority list for inclusion in the major works services programme.

Apart from the new prisons/alterations to the existing prisons as mentioned above, a prison farm at Alldays as well as the construction of a new prison at Tzaneen is included in the major works services programme. A new prison at Zonderwater is under construction.

WESTERN TRANSVAAL

Apart from the prisons mentioned above, the construction of new prisons at Wolmaranstad, Zeerust and Lichtenburg is included in the priority list for inclusion in the major works services programme.

NATAL

Apart from the new prisons/alterations to existing prisons as mentioned above, a prison farm for this region is included in the major works services programme as well as new prisons at Pongola, Pietermaritzburg and Stanger. Extensions, alterations and improvements at Nongoma Prison are being planned. A new prison for Estcourt is included in the priority list for inclusion in the major works services programme.

The SA Prisons Service annually provides a priority list of identified building projects to the Department of Public Works and Land Affairs in view of incorporating them in the major works services programme according to which building work is programmed for a term of five (5) years.

This programme is revised annually according to the availability of funds. The fact that a specific project appears on the major works services programme does not imply that it will be executed within five (5) years.

ANNEXURE A

ANALYSIS OF THE PRISON POPULATION AS ON 31 DECEMBER 1987

ANNEXURE B

ANALYSIS OF OFFENCES CONCERNING THE 67 374 PRISONERS WHO WERE SERVING SENTENCES OF TWO YEARS AND LONGER ON 12 DECEMBER 1987

(SEVERAL PRISONERS ARE SERVING SENTENCES FOR MORE THAN ONE OF THE OFFENCES MENTIONED BELOW)

ANALYSIS OF OFFENCES CONCERNING THE 9 503 PRISONERS WHO WERE SERVING SENTENCES OF MORE THAN 6 MONTHS UP TO 2 YEARS ON 12 DECEMBER 1987

1. (1)
   1. (a) 43
   2. (b) 2
2. (2) Yes
   1. (a) Five of the persons who were released, renounced violence. The fact that they renounced violence was an important factor which was considered together with individual circumstances and all other relevant factors which are normally taken into account when the release of prisoners is considered.
   2. (b) 1 January 1987 to 31 December 1987.

1. (a) According to an intensive investigation that was conducted again in 1987, in cooperation with the inspectorate of the Post Office, selectively in a number of White, Coloured and Asian areas, the figure for pirate viewing is at present just below 7%, or about 93 000. This evasion figure compares well with what is experienced in comparable parts of the world.
   As a result of the prevailing situation in Black areas, inspections there could be carried out only on an extremely limited scale, and effective action against pirate viewers was not possible. Consequently, the number of unlicensed households in Black areas can still not be determined with certainty.
2. (b) The total net loss of income that the SABC suffers as a result of pirate viewing in White, Coloured and Asian areas is estimated to be R5 580 000.
   Various alternative methods of collecting licence fees, which will limit pirate viewing, are being investigated at present.

1. (2) Yes, in terms of the Inquest Act, 1959 (Act No. 58 of 1959) 32 post-mortems were performed in respect of unnatural deaths.

As far as natural deaths are concerned, post-mortems are also conducted when, in the opinion of the medical practitioner involved any uncertainty exists as to the exact cause of death. During 1987 92 such post-mortems were performed.

Sixty three (63). This figure includes three (3) prisoners who were admitted to the hospital prisons for psychopaths in terms of Section 30 of the Mental Health Act, 1973 (Act No 18 of 1973) as amended.

1. (1) Yes.
   1. (a) 24 331,5220 ha.

(2) 1 January 1986 to 31 January 1988

R305 488 673,93

1. (a)
   1. (i)
      1. (aa) 308
      2. (bb) 80 576
   2. (ii)
      1. (aa) None
      2. (bb) 623
2. (b) 31 December 1987

1. (1)
   1. (a)
      1. (i) 26
      2. (ii) 2
   2. (b) The premises of Court Helicopters (Pty) Ltd are situated at D F Malan Airport and at Cape Town harbour and that of National Airways Corporation (Pty) Ltd at the Stellenbosch aerodrome.
2. (2) Yes

No.

1. (a) and (b) Fall away.

The attention of the honourable member is drawn to the fact that the relevant amount represents the entire appropriation for the financial year ending 31 March 1988.I cannot, consequently, reply unreservedly at this stage.

1. (a) and (b)

During the previous dispensation it was agreed that a specific staffing scale would apply in schools and that they would be implemented as funds became available. These scales were not implemented to the same extent by the various provinces. With the establishment of the Department of Education and Culture: House of Assembly this historic situation was inherited. At present a staffing scale is being considered that will meet the existing needs and which will be applied country-wide.

It is therefore not possible to quantify the amount or the staff shortage in the way which has been requested.

1. (1) and (2) As bus companies are non-racial entities it is not possible to distinguish between subsidies paid to Indian bus operators and to bus operators from other race groups.
2. (3) The following criteria are taken into account when the subsidisation of commuters is considered:
   whether the need exists for workers to be transported from their place of residence to their place of employment;
   the unemployment situation prevailing in the area where employment opportunities exist;
   whether the place where workers are to be transported from is a resettlement area, township or squatter camp;
   whether rail facilities exist for commuting purposes and, if not, what the possibilities are for the provision of such facilities in the near future;
   the financial position of the bus company which intends providing the service; and
   whether the bus company is capable of providing and maintaining a reliable and efficient service by availing itself of the necessary servicing and repair facilities and infrastructure.
   After determining what portion of the economic fare the commuter can afford to pay from his wages, the subsidy, being the difference between the economic fare and the portion thereof which is affordable by the commuter, is calculated.

1. (2) Yes
   1. (a) 2%
   2. (b) 1986/87 financial year
2. (3) No. The over-the-board 2% cut in expenditures announced by the Minister of Finance in his budget speech on 17 March 1986 followed a Cabinet decision that the sums included for appropriation in the estimates for 1986/87 be reduced by 2%. No consultation or negotiation was therefore possible.