House of Assembly: Vol7 - MONDAY 11 APRIL 1988
†Indicates translated version.
For written reply:
General Affairs:
asked the Minister of Communications:
What amount was spent in the 1986/87 financial year on (a) advertising and (b) publicity for the recruitment of personnel for the Post Office?
- (a) R28 889; and
- (b) R26 164.
asked the Minister of Justice:
(a) How many persons under the age of 18 years were serving prison sentences on (i) 30 June 1987 and (ii) 1 January 1988 and (b) in which prisons were these persons serving sentences?
- (a) (i) and (ii)
30 June 1987 — 814
31 December 1987 — 623 - (b) 30 June 1987
Allandale
Klein Drakenstein
Malmesbury
Paarl
Riebeek West
Staart van Paardeberg
Voorberg
Barberton Male
Lydenburg
Baviaanspoort Maximum
Baviaanspoort Medium
Louis Trichardt Male
Louis Trichardt Female
Pietersburg Male
Tzaneen
Bethal Male
Standerton Medium B
Volksrust
Bloemfontein Male
Grootvlei Maximum
Wepener
Brandvlei Medium
Caledon
Helderstoom Maximum
Helderstroom Medium
Durban Female
Durban Medium C
Durban Medium B
Durban Medium A
Verulam
Beaufort West
George Male
Oudtshoorn
Uniondale
Victoria West
Burgersdorp
Dordrecht
Goedemoed Medium A
Middelburg (Cape) Male
Middelburg (Cape) Female
Groenpunt Maximum
Groenpunt Medium
Sasolburg
Vereeniging Male
Johannesburg Medium B
Johannesburg Medium C
Johannesburg Female
Krugersdorp Male
Hopetown
Upington Male
De Aar
Richmond (Cape)
Potchefstroom
Rysmierbult
Bethlehem
Kroonstad Female
Harrismith
Ventersburg
Leeuwkop Maximum
Leeuwkop Medium B
Modderbee
Heidelberg Female
Fort Beaufort
King William’s Town
East London Medium A
East London Female
Queenstown
Matatiele
New Hanover
Pietermaritzburg Medium A
Pietermaritzburg Female
Pollsmoor Maximum
Pollsmoor Medium A
Pollsmoor Female
Grahamstown Male
J C Steyn
Patensie
Port Elizabeth Male
St Albans Medium
St Albans Maximum
Pretoria Female
Pretoria Central
Voortrekkerhoogte
Robben Island Medium
Bien Donne
Koelenhof
Victor Verster Maximum
Victor Verster Medium B
Victor Verster Medium A
Dundee
Newcastle
Waterval Medium B
Waterval Medium A
Ladysmith (Natal)
Eshowe
Middelburg (Transvaal)
Witbank Male
Robertson
Springbok
Swellendam
Warmbokveld
Worcester Male
Worcester Female
31 December 1987
Allandale
Klein Drakenstein
Paarl
Staart van Paardeberg
Voorberg
Barberton Maximum
Lydenburg
Nelspruit Male
Baviaanspoort Maximum
Baviaanspoort Medium
Louis Trichardt Male
Pietersburg Male
Bethal Male
Geluk
Standerton Medium B
Bloemfontein Male
Brandvlei Maximum
Brandvlei Medium
Caledon
Helderstroom Medium
Helderstroom Maximum
Durban Female
Duran Medium C
Durban Medium B
Durban Medium A
Verulam
Beaufort West
George Male
Oudtshoom Uniondale
Goedemoed Medium A
Middelburg (Cape) Male
Middelburg (Cape) Female
Groenpunt Maximum
Groenpunt Medium
Sasolburg
Vereeniging Male
Johannesburg Medium B
Krugersdorp Female
Krugersdorp Male
Barkly West
Kimberley Male
Kimberley Female
Upington Male
De Aar
Colesberg
Lichtenburg
Potchefstroom
Rysmierbult
Kroonstad Female
Harrismith
Leeuwkop Medium C
Leeuwkop Medium B
Modderbee
Heidelberg Female
Fort Beaufort
King William’s Town
East London Medium A
East London Medium B
East London Female
Queenstown
Ixopo
Pietermaritzburg Female
Sevontein
Pollsmoor Maximum
Pollsmoor Medium A
Pollsmoor Medium B
Pollsmoor Female
Cradock
Grahamstown Male
Grahamstown Female
J C Steyn Patensie
Port Elizabeth Male
Somerset East
St Albans Medium
Graaff-Reinet
Pretoria Female
Pretoria Central
Pretoria Local
Voortrekkerhoogte
Bien Donne
Koelenhof
Victor Verster Maximum
Victor Verster Medium B
Victor Verster Medium A
Waterval Medium B
Glencoe Medium B Male
Ladysmith (Natal)
Empangeni
Eshowe
Belfast
Middelburg (Transvaal)
Witbank Male
Obiqua
Robertson
Worcester Male
Prisons for sentenced juveniles
The Prisons Act, 1959 (Act No 8 of 1959) provides for children and juveniles to be incarcerated in prisons under certain circumstances. This principle is applied world-wide and not only in South Africa. The standard rules for the treatment of prisoners which are subscribed to by South Africa, also incorporate the treatment of juveniles in prisons and lay down certain guidelines which were incorporated in the Prisons Act.
Prisons for sentenced juveniles were put into operation at the Leeuwkop Prison Command during 1986 and at Pollsmoor Prison Command during 1987. It is envisaged to extend this concept to other regions depending on needs and budget realities.
In regions which do not yet have separate prisons for sentenced juvenile prisoners, they are accommodated in separate sections or cells as far as possible, and depending on their needs, the available programmes are also offered to them as far as feasible.
Generally the intention with these programmes is to equip the juvenile for his successful reintegration into the community after release. The following basic guidelines are followed:
- — The achievement of a certain level of education in order to facilitate adaptation into the community. In other words — acceptable norms and values must be acquired.
- — Education and training as the basis of the programme. Depending on the present level of education, intellectual capabilities of prisoners and the term fo sentence it is endeavoured to achieve a specific level of education. The aim is to achieve at least 1 Std. 4 qualification.
- — Meaningful utilization of time which is aimed at positive orientation after release.
- — Maintenance of present social structures to counter-act institutionalization and in so doing prevent recidivism e.g. maintenance and strengthening of family ties.
- — The fulfilment of religious needs.
- — Healthy physical development through physical training and care.
- The honorable member is also referred to the press statements of Mr F W de Klerk, Minister of National Education and Mr S J de Beer, Deputy Minister of Education of 15 August 1987 and 14 March 1988, respectively.
asked the Minister of Communications:
Whether the telephone section of his Department keeps a record of complaints received; if so, (a) into what categories do these complaints fall and (b) how many complaints in each of these categories were received in each of the latest specified five financial years for which information is available; if not, (i) why not and (ii) what procedure does his Department follow in monitoring the effectiveness of the telephone service?
Yes;
- (a)
- (i) subscribers equipment (telephones and installations at clients’ premises);
- (ii) line faults;
- (iii) automatic and manual exchange equipment, and
- (iv) faults reported but no faults found during the testing of lines, subscribers or exchange equipment; and
- (b) Number of complaints per 1 000 telephones per month
1983/84 |
1984/85 |
1985/86 |
1986/87 |
1987/88* |
||
Subscriber’s equipment faults |
Automatic telephones |
23 |
24 |
25 |
24 |
22 |
Manual telephones |
26 |
28 |
27 |
26 |
26 |
|
Party lines |
34 |
38 |
35 |
37 |
35 |
|
Line faults |
Automatic telephones |
19 |
19 |
17 |
19 |
16 |
Manual telephones |
12 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
|
Party lines |
54 |
61 |
60 |
59 |
50 |
|
Faults in automatic or manual exchange equipment |
Automatic telephones |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
Manual telephones |
6 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
|
Party lines |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
Faults reported but no faults found during testing |
Automatic telephones |
20 |
19 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
Manual telephones |
9 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
|
Party lines |
17 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
|
Total |
Automatic telephones |
66 |
65 |
63 |
64 |
56 |
Manual telephones |
53 |
58 |
58 |
56 |
54 |
|
Party lines |
107 |
121 |
118 |
119 |
108 |
|
Percentage reported faults repaired within 24 hours |
87 |
78 |
73 |
77 |
76 |
|
Percentage reported faults repaired within 48 hours |
99 |
93 |
89 |
93 |
93 |
*Information available for six months only
(i) and (ii) fall away.
asked the Minister of Communications:
Whether there are any financial incentive or bonus systems for employees in his Department; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many and (b) what are the relevant details?
Yes,
- (a) 7; and
- (b) Achievement awards
A system of progression according to achievement is in force whereby salary and/or seniority recognition is granted to officials who render exceptional services and who distinguish themselves from their compeers productivity-wise and by the quality of their work performance. Officials in entry grades who do not yet comply with the qualifying requirements for consideration for promotion are considered for achievement awards annually with effect from 1 April, whilst achievement awards to officers who already meet the qualifying requirements to be considered for promotion are granted from 1 October provided in both cases that they comply with set standards as indicated above.
Cash awards (Learner Grades)
Pupil technicians, learner architectural draughtsmen, telcom trainees, learner printers, apprentices and learner inspectors of works who apply themselves diligently to and excel in their studies/training qualify annually for consideration for cash awards of between R50 and R100. This system also serves to promote competition between trainees thus improving the general standard of training.
Cash awards (Engineering students)
Cash awards to a maximum amount of R750 calculated according to a fixed formula are made annually to engineering students who, in addition to having passed a specific year of study, achieved distinction in one or more subjects.
Incentive bonus (Data typists)
A group bonus system is in force in accordance with which data typists are compensated monthly by means of a special bonus for production output which exceeds standard norms. The bonus amount is calculated as a percentage (between 1% and 40%) of an official’s relative salary notch.
Coding allowance (Letter sorting)
Payable monthly to operators of automatic mail sorting machines to compensate them for the demanding and monotonous nature of their duties but also as an incentive to promote higher productivity. The allowance is based on the individual’s coding rate and varies between 40 cents and R1,15 per hour.
Suggestion scheme
The purpose of the suggestion scheme is to encourage officials to continually submit suggestions to promote economy, to render the mail and telecommunication services more efficient by the introduction of mechanical aids and to improve and/or simplify forms, apparatus or existing systems. The amount awarded depends on the advantages the suggestion holds. Grants of as much as R100 have already been made.
Bonus awards
Bonus awards are aimed at stimulating initiative and encouraging sacrifice in the interest of the Post Office, in recognition of which a cash amount may be paid to an official. Awards are considered on an annual basis. Awards of up to R1 000 have already been made.
asked the Minister of Communications:
(a) How many (i) semi-skilled and (ii) unskilled employees of each specified population group are earning salaries applicable to each of the two lowest notches of the salary scales in his Department and (b) in respect of what date is this information furnished?
(a) (i) |
Whites |
Coloureds |
Indians |
Blacks |
|
Lowest notch (R4 950 p.a.) |
48 |
443 |
29 |
875 |
|
2nd lowest notch (R5 400 p.a.) |
9 |
209 |
6 |
295 |
|
Total |
57 |
652 |
35 |
1 170 |
|
(ii) |
Whites |
Coloureds |
Indians |
Blacks |
|
Lowest notch (R4 500 p.a.) |
322 |
5 261 |
91 |
12 453 |
|
2nd lowest notch (R4 950 p.a.) |
30 |
301 |
5 |
1 349 |
|
Total |
352 |
5 562 |
96 |
13 802 |
|
(b) 1 March 1988. |
asked the Minister of Finance:
What was the official inflation rate for each year from 1977 up to and including 1987?
% |
||
1977 |
— |
11,0 |
1978 |
— |
11,0 |
1979 |
— |
13,2 |
1980 |
— |
13,8 |
1981 |
— |
15,2 |
1982 |
— |
14,7 |
1983 |
— |
12,4 |
1984 |
— |
11,5 |
1985 |
— |
16,3 |
1986 |
— |
18,6 |
1987 |
— |
16,2 |
asked the Minister of Communications:
Whether the research which showed that the salaries of certain employees of his Department were no longer market-related, as referred to in his reply to Question No 540 on 7 October 1987, was carried out prior to the granting of salary increases to employees who had participated in illegal strikes shortly before; if so, (a) on what date (i) did the results of this research become available to his Department and (ii) were the salary increases in question granted and (b) why had these increases not been granted earlier?
Yes;
- (a)
- (i) at the beginning of August 1987; and
- (ii) 1 October 1987; and
- (b) because it is not always possible in the system of job differentiation where evaluations are made periodically, to ensure that salaries continually remain market-related.
asked the Minister of Justice:
- (1) Whether the Prisons Service awarded any printing contracts in 1987 to two companies, the names of which have been furnished to the Commission for Administration for the purpose of the Minister’s reply, or to their associated companies and printing operations; if so, (a) in respect of what publications or printed matter, (b) how many copies of each publication or item were ordered from each company and (c) what are the names of the companies concerned;
- (2) whether these contracts were put out to tender; if not, (a) why not and (b) what was the total amount paid by this Service in respect of each of these contracts; if so, what was the (i) tender price originally accepted, and (ii) total amount paid out in respect of each contract;
- (3) whether this Service subsidizes any publications published by the above companies; if so, (a) which publications and (b) (1) why, and (ii) what is the amount of the subsidy, in each case;
- (4) what total amount was spent by this Service in 1987 on printing and publishing involving (a) the above companies and (b) any other specified companies?
- (1) No. The South African Prisons Service has all official printing done through the Government Printer and therefore no contracts for printing have been awarded by the Prisons Service, (a), (b) and (c) and
- (2) fall away.
- (3) No. (a) and (b) fall away.
- (4)
- (a) None.
- (b) None, except for printed matter undertaken by the Government Printer.
asked the Minister of Finance:
What were the amounts collected in respect of ad valorem duties on (a) locally manufactured and (b) imported jewellery in the 1980/81, 1983/84 and 1986/87 financial years, respectively?
- (a) 1980/81 — R17 214 812
1983/84 — R23 448 165
1986/87 — R27 070 088 - (b) 1980/81 — R 3 030 063
1983/84 — R 5 527 259
1986/87 — R 6 844 243
Own Affairs:
asked the Minister of Local Government, Housing and Works:
- (1) Whether his Department awarded any printing contracts in 1987 to two companies, the names of which have been furnished to the Commission for Administration for the purpose of the Minister’s reply, or their associated companies and printing operations; if so, (a) in respect of what publications or printed matter, (b) how many copies of each publication or item were ordered from each company and (c) what are the names of the companies concerned;
- (2) whether these contracts were put out to tender; if not, (a) why not and (b) what was the total amount paid by his Department in respect of each of these contracts; if so, what was the (i) tender price originally accepted, and (ii) total amount paid out, in respect of each contract;
- (3) whether his Department subsidizes any publications published by the above companies; if so, (a) which publications and (b) (i) why, and (ii) what is the amount of the subsidy, in each case;
- (4) what total amount was spent by his Department in 1987 on printing and publishing involving (a) the above companies and (b) any other specified companies?
- (1) No.
- (a), (b) and (c) Fall away.
- (2) Falls away.
- (3) No.
- (a), (b) (i) and (ii) Fall away.
- (4) Falls away.
asked the Minister of Agriculture and Water Supply:
- (1) How many posts for extension officers are there in his Department;
- (2) whether all of these posts have been filled ; if not, (a) why not and (b) how many such posts were vacant as at the latest specified date for which information is available?
- (1) 177
- (2) No
- (a) Training requirements and associated high demands put to the departmental extension service.
- (b) 52 on 1987-12-31.
†Indicates translated version.
For written reply:
Own Affairs:
asked the Minister of Housing:
- (1) Whether his Department or any statutory body falling under his Department allocated any plots and/or awarded any building contracts in Mountain Rise and/or the Pietermaritzburg area to a certain firm, the name of which has been furnished to the Minister’s Department for the purpose of his reply; if so, (a) (i) by whom or what statutory body were these plots allocated and/or building contracts awarded and (ii) when in each case, (b) what is the name of the firm in question, (c) what was the tender price in respect of each such plot and/or building contract, (d) how many (i) plots and (ii) building contracts were involved and (e) what was the (i) area of each such plot and (ii) floor area of each such building;
- (2) whether any other firms tendered for these plots and building contracts; if so,
- (a) what were the prices tendered in respect of each of these (i) plots and (ii) contracts and (b) who submitted each of these tenders;
- (3) whether the firm referred to in paragraph (1) of this question has been allocated any other plots and/or awarded any other building contracts since 1 January 1986 (a) by his Department, (b) by any statutory body falling under his Department and/or (c) on his recommendation or that of his Department by (i) any other agency falling under his Department and (ii) any local authority; if so, what are the relevant particulars?
- (1) Yes
- (a)
- (i) Housing Development Board.
- (ii) 19 February 1988.
- (b) Clarion Homes (Pty) Ltd.
- (c) R450 000,00.
- (d)
- (i) One.
- (ii) None.
- (e)
- (i) ± 8,3243 ha
- (ii) Falls away.
- (a)
- (2) Yes. Tenders were called for proposals and not for price of stand. The best proposals were submitted by Clarion Homes (Pty) Ltd and Sunshine Housing. Clarion Homes (Pty) Ltd offered R200 000,00 more than Sunshine Housing.
- (a)
- (i) Falls away.
- (ii) Falls away.
- (b) Sunshine Housing. Comhousing.
- (a)
- (3)
- (a) No.
- (b) No.
- (c)
- (i) No.
- (ii) No.