House of Assembly: Vol7 - FRIDAY 17 JUNE 1988
†Indicates translated version.
For written reply:
General Affairs:
asked the Minister of National Health and Population Development:
Whether he has made any recommendations regarding the prevention of a negative population growth amongst Whites in South Africa; if so, what is the purport of these recommendations?
No.
The demographic objective of the Government’s Population Development Programme is the same for all population groups — Whites included, namely a TFR (Total Fertility Rate) of 2,1 children per woman during her childbearing years. The Government does not have a differentiated population policy for the various population groups.
The TFR for Whites in South Africa is presently 2,0, indicating a declining trend, which is in accordance with what is happening in the developed countries of the world. Examples are the USA 1,8, the United Kingdom 1,8, Western Germany 1,3, France 1,8, the Netherlands 1,5 and Italy 1,4.
Several developed countries have already tried to reverse the declining trend in TFR by means of pro-natal steps but nowhere in the world had it been successful. A higher quality of life for humans clearly results in a diminishing population growth with nothing to stem it.
To the Government it is, however, important to concentrate on improving the quality of family life and it has therefore approved of a National Family Programme with its main object the improvement of the quality of family life for all population groups including that of Whites.
asked the Minister of National Health and Population Development:†
- (1) (a) (i) How many claims for flood relief have been received by his Department up to now in respect of (aa) Natal and (bb) KwaZulu as a result of the flood disaster of 1987, (ii) how many of these claims have already been paid out in each case and (iii) in respect of what date is this information furnished and (b) when is it anticipated that the outstanding claims will be paid out;
- (2) whether it is the intention to allocate additional staff in order to expedite the payment of claims; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
- (1)
- (a)
- (i) (aa) Natal: 15 126
- (bb) KwaZulu: 130 000
- (ii) Natal: 14 848 KwaZulu: 103 515
- (iii) 31 May 1988
- (i) (aa) Natal: 15 126
- (b) Natal: 31 July 1988 KwaZulu: August/September 1988
- (a)
- (2) Additional staff have been allocated to the task since October 1987. The delay in finalising payments is not due to a shortage of staff but to the fact that:
- (a) in the case of Natal, numerous applications had to be returned for proper completion or supporting documents called for have still not been submitted by the applicants; and
- (b) in the case of KwaZulu, thousands of applicants delayed the submission of their application forms until the closing date, i.e. 15 January 1988. The Committee specially constituted for KwaZulu is doing its utmost to finalise these late applications and is making good progress.
The delay in making payments to the applicants is largely due to circumstances beyond the control of the Board of the Disaster Relief Fund.
asked the Minister of National Health and Population Development:
- (1) Whether, with reference to the formula for calculating the pensionable service of public servants, such servants are granted a bonus year depending on the length of their pensionable service; if so, how is this calculated;
- (2) whether the public servants concerned are required to pay in a certain amount in order to receive such a bonus year; if so, on what basis is this amount calculated;
- (3) whether this bonus year increases the (a) annual pensions and (b) retirement annuities of the public servants concerned; if so, to what extent in each case?
- (1) No.
- (2) and (3) Fall away.
asked the Minister of Home Affairs:
- (a) How many citizens of (i) Ciskei, (ii) Transkei, (iii) Venda and (iv) Bophuthatswana were deported from the Republic in 1987 and (b) in terms of what statutory provisions were they deported in each case?
(a) |
(i) |
Ciskei |
7 |
(ii) |
Transkei |
73 |
|
(iii) |
Venda |
2 |
|
(iv) |
Bophuthatswana |
5 |
- (b) In terms of section 43 of the Admission of Persons to the Republic Regulation Act, 1972 (Act 59 of 1972).
asked the Minister of Economic Affairs and Technology:
What was the average price realized in rand terms over the latest specified period of 12 months for which figures are available for (a) gold, (b) silver and (c) platinum?
Year 1987 |
|
R/ozt |
|
Gold |
903,84 |
Silver |
11,84 |
Platinum (Based on London prices) |
1 070,30 |
asked the Minister of Economic Affairs and Technology:
How many fine ounces of (a) gold, (b) silver and (c) platinum were (i) mined and (ii) marketed in 1986?
Mined |
Marketed |
|
Gold |
20 513 680 |
Classified information |
Silver |
7 145 316 |
7 629 780 |
Platinum |
Classified information |
Classified information |
Own Affairs:
asked the Minister of Education and Culture:
Whether any English-medium private primary or high schools falling under his Department have admitted pupils who are not White; if so, how many of these schools (a) did and (b) did not admit such pupils in 1988?
Yes
(a) 173 (b) 45
asked the Minister of Education and Culture:
- (1) How many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools falling under his Department use (i) Afrikaans and (ii) English as their medium of instruction;
- (2) how many such (a) primary and (b) secondary schools offer (i) Afrikaans and (ii) English as a (aa) first and (bb) second language;
- (3) in respect of what date are these statistics furnished?
Cape |
Natal |
OFS |
Tvl |
|
(1)(a)(i) |
197 |
93 |
104 |
507 |
(ii) |
96 |
192 |
22 |
267 |
(b)(i) |
114 |
36 |
90 |
180 |
(ii) |
52 |
85 |
25 |
108 |
(2)(a)(i)(aa) |
201 |
93 |
104 |
507 |
(bb) |
101 |
192 |
22 |
267 |
(ii)(aa) |
102 |
192 |
22 |
267 |
(bb) |
201 |
93 |
104 |
507 |
(b)(i)(aa) |
146 |
36 |
90 |
180 |
(bb) |
61 |
85 |
25 |
108 |
(ii)(aa) |
91 |
85 |
25 |
108 |
(bb) |
119 |
36 |
90 |
180 |
(3) |
87-3-3 |
88-3-1 |
88-3-1 |
88-1-21 |