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House of Assembly: Vol7 - MONDAY 20 JUNE 1988

MONDAY, 20 JUNE 1988 HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

†Indicates translated version.

For written reply:

General Affairs:

Transkei: projects financed by RSA 392. Mr R A F SWART

asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs:

  1. (1) Whether his Department has approved any projects in Transkei which are to be financed in part or in whole with moneys appropriated by Parliament; if so,
  2. (2) in respect of 1987, (a) what is the (i) name and (ii) nature of the project, (b) where is it situated, (c) what is the estimated total capital cost of the project, and (d) how much of this cost is to be borne by the South African Government, in each case?
 The MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
  1. (1) Yes

(2) (a) (i)

(a) (ii)

(b)

(c)

(d)

1987/88 Financial Year

Name of Project

Nature of Project

Where Situated

Estimated Total Capital Cost

RSA Contribution Rand

Special Employment Programme

Relief of cyclical unemployment through the creation of temporary job opportunities under several programmes, eg.

Throughout Transkei

R14 698 000

R7 200 000

(a) Recovery of soil under Soil Erosion Combat Programme.

(b) Building of dams and construction of pipelines.

(c) Maintenance of Infrastructure e.g. Hospitals and Clinics.

(d) Training Programmes.

TBVC countries: size in hectares 396. Mr R A F SWART

asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs:

  1. (1) What was the size in hectares of each of the four independent Black states as at the latest specified date for which figures are available;
  2. (2) whether any land was added to any of these states in 1987; if so, how many hectares were added to each such state?
 The MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS:

On 31 December 1987 the size in hectares of each of the four independent Black states was as follows:

(1)

Transkei

4 287 000 hectare

Bophuthatswana

4 187 813 hectare

Venda

707 513 hectare

Ciskei

794 000 hectare

(2)

Transkei

none

Bophuthatswana

yes, 17 hectare

Venda

none

Ciskei

yes, 47 000 hectare
Ciskei: projects financed by RSA 398. Mr R A F SWART

asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs:

  1. (1) Whether his Department has approved any projects in Ciskei which are to be financed in part or in whole with moneys appropriated by Parliament; if so,
  2. (2) in respect of 1987, (a) what is the (i) name and (ii) nature of the project, (b) where is it situated, (c) what is the estimated total capital cost of the project, and (d) how much of this cost is to be borne by the South African Government, in each case?
 The MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
  1. (1) Yes

(2) (a) (i)

(a) (ii)

(b)

(c)

(d)

1987/88 Financial Year

Name of Project

Nature of Project

Where Situated

Estimated Total Capital Cost

RSA Contribution Rand

School Facilities Phase III

Construction and Upgrading of schools and classrooms.

Throughout Ciskei

R16 800 000

R14 300 000

Special Employment Programme

Relief of cyclical unemployment through the creation of temporary job opportunities under several programmes, eg.

Throughout Ciskei

R10 230 000

R10 203 000

(a) Recovery of soil under Soil Erosion Combat Programme.

(b) Building of dams and construction of pipelines.

(c) Maintenance of Infrastructure e.g. Hospitals and Clinics.

(d) Training Programmes.

Foreign Affairs: role interpreters 1031. Mr C J DERBY-LEWIS

asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs:†

  1. (1) (a) What are the duties of the person holding the post of role interpreter in his Department, (b) (i) how many persons have been appointed to this post and (ii) for what period are they appointed and (c) what qualifications are required for the post;
  2. (2) whether role interpreters receive any fringe benefits; if so, in what respects do such fringe benefits differ from those of their colleagues in his Department?
 The MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
  1. (1) (a) Role interpreters perform duties of an auxiliary nature in the fields of information and representation at a number of overseas missions. Professionally qualified and experienced persons are appointed in these posts.
    1. (b) (i) Seven.
      1. (ii) The period for which role interpreters are appointed varies from case to case and is influenced by the nature of the duties attached to each post. Contracts apply as a rule for three or four years but can be extended when this is deemed necessary.
    2. (c) Qualifications required depend on the functions and needs of each post. In general terms, professional qualifications and/or appropriate experience and expert knowledge in a particular field or fields are required.
  2. (2) Role interpreters receive the same fringe benefits as other officials of equivalent rank who serve in South African missions abroad.
 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 1077. Mr C J DERBY-LEWIS

asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs:

  1. (1) What are the (a) advantages and (b) disadvantages of South Africa of signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty;
  2. (2) whether signatories are obliged to make available to the International Atomic Energy Agency or any other international body details of secret processes regarding the enrichment of uranium; if so, to what body or bodies;
  3. (3) whether he will make a statement on the matter?
 The MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS:

This is a delicate matter and, in the interests of national security, I am prepared on a confidential basis to discuss this matter with members of the Opposition.

 Foreign Affairs: public relations and advertising 1134. Dr P W A MULDER

asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs:†

Whether any division or directorate of his Department made use of external (a) public relations consultants, (b) public relations agencies, (c) advertising consultants and/or (d) advertising agencies in the 1987-88 financial year; if so, (i) for what projects, (ii) what total amount was spent on each project, (iii) what consultants and/or agencies were involved in each project and (iv) what procedure was followed in allocating these projects to agencies and/or consultants?

 The MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS:

Yes.

The Department of Foreign Affairs is prepared to discuss the Department’s activities in this field with the hon member in confidence.

 Black Labour Act: registration of workers 1208. Mr K M ANDREW

asked the Minister of Home Affairs:

  1. (1) How many (a) South African and (b) foreign Black workers were registered as at 30 June 1987 in each category of labour defined in the regulations promulgated in terms of the Black Labour Act, No 67 of 1964;
  2. (2) how many of the foreign workers in each category were from (a) Transkei, (b) Bophuthatswana, (c) Ciskei and (d) Venda;
  3. (3) (a) what were the countries of origin of the other foreign workers and (b) how many in each category of labour were from each of these countries?
 The MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS:

(1) to (3)

The Black Labour Act, 1964 (Act 67 of 1964) was repealed with effect from 1 July 1986. No statistics on the basis as required by the hon member, are being kept by the Department.

 Education: State expenditure in Republic 1223. Mr K M ANDREW

asked the Minister of National Education:

  1. (1) With reference to his reply to Question No 465 on 29 September 1987, what was the total State expenditure on education in the Republic, (a) including and (b) excluding the self-governing territories, in the 1987-88 financial year;
  2. (2) what amount was spent in this financial year on education in respect of (a) Blacks in the (i) Republic and (ii) self-governing territories, (b) Whites, (c) Coloureds and (d) Indians?
 The MINISTER OF NATIONAL EDUCATION:

(1)

Total State expenditure on education in the Republic for 1987/88:

(a)

Including the self-governing territories

R9 192 054 000

(b)

Excluding the self-governing territories

R7 802 203 000

(2)

Expenditure on education in the Republic for 1987/88 in respect of:

(a)

Blacks:

(i)

Outside the self-governing territories

R1 651 791 000

(ii)

Inside the self-governing territories

R1 389 851 000

(b)

Whites

R4 141 247 000

(c)

Coloureds

R1 430 702 000

(d)

Indians

R578 463 000

The amounts in (1) and (2) include funds provided in respect of education on the Budget Vote: Improvement of Conditions of Service for 1987/88.

 Education: increase in expenditure 1224. Mr K M ANDREW

asked the Minister of National Education:

What percentage of the total increase in expenditure on education for all race groups in the Republic in the 1988-89 financial year is to be spent on (a) White and (b) Black education?

 The MINISTER OF NATIONAL EDUCATION:

Percentage of the total increase in expenditure on education in the Republic for 1988/89 to be spent on:

  1. (a) Whites 34,18%
  2. (b) Blacks 51,34%

These percentages do not include the effect of funds provided on the Budget Vote: Improvement of Conditions of Service for 1988/89 and which still have to be finally allocated. These figures are furthermore related to a number of factors such as fluctuations in student numbers at universities and technikons and the number of pupils in schools, as well as the nature of population migrations.

Own Affairs:

 First-year students: pass rates 156. Mr K M ANDREW

asked the Minister of Education and Culture:

With reference to the reply of the then Minister of National Education to Question No 1114 on 4 July 1984, how many full-time equivalent first-year students were (a) enrolled and (b) successful in 1986 and 1987, respectively, at each university falling under his Department?

 The MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE:

1986 University

(a)

(b)

South Africa

4 295

1 343

Cape Town

1919

1 534

Stellenbosch

2 615

1 954

Witwatersrand

3 676

2 367

Pretoria

3 505

2 652

Natal

2 316

1 660

Rhodes

764

487

Potchefstroom

1 530

1 120

Oranje-Vrystaat

1 466

1 090

Port Elizabeth

854

625

Randse Afrikaanse

1 339

920

The information regarding 1987 is not yet available.

 White schools: non-White pupils 158. Mr A GERBER

asked the Minister of Education and Culture :†

Whether any non-White pupils are attending public schools under the control of his Department at present; if so, (a) which schools, (b) how many non-White pupils are attending each such school and (c) in respect of what date is this information furnished?

 The MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE:

Yes,

Cape

(a)

(b)

(c)

Sydenham Primary School, Port Elizabeth

3

1988-02-01

Summerwood Primary School, Port Elizabeth

3

Pearson High School, Port Elizabeth

1

Lawson Brown High School, Port Elizabeth

3

Hudson Park Primary School, East London

1

Hudson Park High School, East London

4

Grove Primary School, Claremont

3

Rustenburg Girls’ Primary School, Rondebosh

2

SA College Boys’ Primary School, Rondebosch

4

Natal

Glenashley Senior Primary School

3

1988-03-01

OFS

Brebner High School, Bloemfontein

6

1988-06-13

Transvaal

Athlone Boys’ High School

2

1988-06-10

Brooklyn Primary School

2

Franklin D. Roosevelt Primary School

3

Johannesburg High School for Girls

1

King Edward VII High School

2

King Edward VII Preparatory School

2

Observatory Girls’ High School

4

Observatory Girls’ Primary School

5

Parkview Junior Primary School

2

Pretoria Boys’ High School

3

The Glen High School

1

Waterkloof Primary School

22

Yeoville Preprimary School

5

Yeoville Boys’ Primary School

1

White female teachers: salary parity 160. Mr C J DERBY-LEWIS

asked the Minister of Education and Culture:

How many White female teachers who were in the employ of the public school education sector on 1 November 1987 were in receipt of salaries on a par with those of their male counterparts?

 The MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE:

7 790.

 Technikon facilities: non-Whites 161. Mr C J DERBY-LEWIS

asked the Minister of Education and Culture:

  1. (1) Whether any technikon facilities in the Republic are reserved exclusively for use by Whites; if so, which technikon facilities;
  2. (2) (a) how many (i) Coloured, (ii) Indian and (iii) Black students have been admitted to technikons falling under his Department, (b) which technikons are involved and (c) in respect of what date is this information furnished?
 The MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE:
  1. (1) No;
  2. (2) A similar question was asked by Mr A Gerber, MP as question 107. The hon member is therefore referred to the answer given on 1988-03-29.