House of Assembly: Vol7 - TUESDAY 21 JUNE 1988
†Indicates translated version.
For written reply:
General Affairs:
asked the Minister of Communications:
- (1) Whether his Department is taking any precautions to prevent listening devices from being fixed to telephone lines at telephone exchanges; if not, why not; if so, what precautions;
- (2) whether any incidents of this nature occurred at telephone exchanges under his control over the past five years; if so, (a) how many, (b) where and (c) when?
- (1) Yes. Strict access control and security measures are in force at telephone exchanges to prevent unauthorised persons from gaining access to exchange equipment. In addition, constant observation is maintained and inspections carried out in telephone exchanges by supervisory personnel to prevent abuses;
- (2) as far as is known, no;
- (a), (b) and (c) fall away.
asked the Minister of Constitutional Development and Planning:
Whether any officials of his Department or the Cape Provincial Administration (a) inspected and/or (b) conducted a survey of Bloekombos, near Kraaifontein, on or about 17 May 1988; if so, for what purpose?
This matter vests in the Administrator of the Cape Province and he furnished the following information:
- (a) No.
- (b) No.
asked the Minister of Constitutional Development and Planning:
- (1) Whether it is intended to proclaim an area within the Pietermaritzburg magisterial district as a mixed residential area; if so, what progress has been made in this regard;
- (2) whether arrangements have been made to market this project; if so, (a) by whom and (b) on what basis was this decision made?
- (1) No. Existing legislation does not make provision for “mixed residential areas”.
- (2) (a) and (b) fall away.
asked the Minister of Constitutional Development and Planning:
Whether his Department is involved in financing a certain committee in Pretoria, the name of which has been furnished to the Minister’s Department for the purpose of his reply; if so, (a) what amount was made available for this purpose during the latest specified period of 12 months for which information is available and (b) what (i) is the name and (ii) are the aims and objects of this committee?
No, my Department is not involved in the financing of the Committee.
asked the Minister of Communications:
- (1) Whether it is possible for a listening device to be affixed to a telegraph pole for the purpose of listening to calls made to and from a specific number without the authority of his Department; if so,
- (2) whether, during the latest specified period of 12 months for which information is available, his Department has taken any steps against unauthorized persons indulging in this practice; if so, (a) (i) on how many occasions and (ii) with what results and (b) (i) in terms of what statutory provisions were these steps taken and (ii) what are the penalties for contraventions of this nature;
- (3) whether his Department is taking any precautions to eliminate Or minimize this practice; if so, what precautions?
- (1) Yes, but only in those cases where the premises of a specific client are served from a distribution point mounted on top of a telephone pole;
- (2) no, since no such cases have been brought to attention;
- (3) yes, in so far that technical staff visiting premises for maintenance and other purporses are continually on the alert for any unauthorised attachments to and other forms of tampering with departmental installations. Due to the large number of distribution points it is obviously not possible to physically safeguard each one. It should be mentioned that in terms of Section 107 of the Post Office Act (Act 44 of 1958) a person who attaches a listening device to a telephone line in the manner described by the honourable member, makes himself guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding R200,00 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding twelve months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
asked the Minister of Constitutional Development and Planning:
How many houses had been sold to Blacks by his Department under the State housing sale announced by the then Minister of Community Development on 3 March 1983, as at the latest specified date for which figures are available?
My Department does not possess any houses for sale to Blacks.
asked the Minister of Defence:†
Whether he will furnish information on the staff complement of the Permanent Force; if not, why not; if so, how many (a) Whites, (b) Blacks, (c) Coloureds and (d) Indians were members of the Permanent Force on 31 December 1982,31 December 1983,31 December 1984, 31 December 1985, 31 December 1986, 31 December 1987 and 1 May 1988, respectively?
No. It is policy not to divulge personnel strengths.
asked the Minister of Home Affairs:
(a) What African languages other than Xhosa are spoken in the Cape Province, (b) how many Africans speaking these other languages reside in the Cape Province and (c) in respect of what date is this information furnished?
(a) |
(b) 322 660 of which |
Zulu |
6 647 |
Swazi |
504 |
South Ndebele |
286 |
North Ndebele |
273 |
North Sotho |
2 558 |
South Sotho |
31 865 |
Tswana |
214 013 |
Tsanga |
775 |
Venda |
136 |
Other languages not separately specified |
65 603 |
(c) Population Census 6 May 1980. |
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