House of Assembly: Vol7 - WEDNESDAY 22 JUNE 1988
†Indicates translated version.
For written reply:
General Affairs:
asked the Minister of Justice:
With reference to his reply to Question No 26 on 8 March 1988, (a) how many aliens were employed illegally by each of the 32 persons convicted of this offence, (b) from what country did each of these aliens come, (c) how long had each alien been in South Africa and (d) what was the penalty imposed on each of the convicted persons?
- (a) to (c) The information is not readily available in the Department.
- (d) In my reply to Question No 26 of 5 March 1988 I indicated that 32 employers were convicted of the offences concerned. After the records had been examined to obtain the information regarding the penalties, it, however, appeared that 30 employers were convicted in this regard. The penalties which were imposed, are as follows:
1 employer was convicted, cautioned and discharged.
2 employers each paid R150 admission of guilt.
2 employers each paid R250 admission of guilt.
10 employers each paid R300 admission of guilt.
7 employers each paid R600 admission of guilt.
1 employer paid R1 000 admission of guilt.
1 employer paid R1 200 admission of guilt.
1 employer was sentenced to R100 or 50 days’ imprisonment suspended for 3 years.
1 employer was sentenced to R250 or 75 days’ imprisonment.
1 employer was sentenced to R1 000 or 6 months’ imprisonment suspended for 5 years.
1 employer was sentenced to R1 000 or 12 months’ imprisonment suspended for 5 years.
1 employer was sentenced to R2 000 or 12 months’ imprisonment of which R1 500 or 9 months’ imprisonment was suspended for 5 years.
1 employer was sentenced to R2 000 or 2 years’ imprisonment suspended for 5 years.
asked the Minister of Justice:
- (1) (a) How many people were sentenced to death in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987, respectively, and (b) in respect of the persons so sentenced in each of these years, (i) how many persons were refused leave to appeal, (ii) how many sentences were altered or reduced by the Appellate Division, (iii) how many convictions were reversed by the Appellate Division, (iv) how many sentences were commuted by the State President, (v) how many persons were executed and (vi) how many persons were defended by pro Deo counsel at trial or appeal;
- (2) whether consideration is being given to reviewing the grounds on which the death penalty may be imposed; if so, what are the relevant details;
- (3) whether consideration is being given to providing more experienced senior counsel in respect of pro Deo defence; if so, what are the relevant details?
(1) |
(a) |
1983 — 182 |
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1984 — 168 |
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1985 — 189 |
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1986 — 207 |
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1987 — 248 |
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(b) |
(i) |
1983 — 122 |
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1984 — 103 |
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1985 — 96 |
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1986 —102 |
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1987 — 143 |
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(ii) |
1983— 16 |
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1984— 20 |
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1985— 12 |
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1986— 12 |
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1987 — 1 |
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(iii) |
1983 — 3 |
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1984 — 6 |
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1985 — 7 |
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1986— 8 |
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1987 — 2 |
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(iv) |
1983 — 30 |
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1984 — 26 |
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1985— 28 |
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1986 — 20 |
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1987— 11 |
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(v) |
1983 — 132 |
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1984 — 115 |
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1985 — 129 |
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1986 — 138 |
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1987 — 79 |
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(vi) |
The information is not readily available in the Department. To obtain the information, all the court records concerned will have to be examined, which is not economically feasible. |
- (2) No.
- (3) In terms of the present pro Deo system, everyone who is accused of a capital crime, is entitled to pro Deo defence. During the pre-trial procedures, it however happens that the accused indicates that he prefers to appoint his own legal representative. Should the accused in fact require pro Deo defence, the Bar Council concerned is requested to appoint a pro Deo Counsel for the accused. The decision as to which advocate is to be appointed, therefore rests with the Bar Council concerned.
asked the Minister of Education and Development Aid:
- (1) (a) What is the size in hectares of Ekangala, (b) what is the (i) de facto and (ii) de jure population of this area and (c) in respect of what date is this information furnished;
- (2) (a) (i) how manyhousing units have been built in Ekangala to date and (ii) how many persons are still waiting for houses and (b) how many tents are currently being used to shelter those persons still waiting for houses;
- (3) (a) how many houses are provided with (i) electricity, (ii) a water-borne sewerage system, (iii) running water and (iv) facilities for telephones and (b) what provision has been made to provide those persons currently living in tents with (i) toilets, (ii) water and (iii) fuel;
- (4) (a) what (i) sport and (ii) recreational facilities are available in Ekangala at present and (b) how many (i) shops and (ii) (aa) occupied and (bb) unoccupied industrial sites are there in this area;
- (5) (a) (i) what public transport services are currently available to persons living in Ekangala and (ii) to what percentage does the State subsidize each of these services and (b) (i) how many kilometres of road are there in this area and (ii) how many of these are tarred?
- (1) (a) 543,1521 hectares.
- (b) (i) and (ii) 9 028.
- (c) 30th April 1988.
- (2)
- (a)
- (i) 2 447.
- (ii) 4 000.
- (b) None.
- (a)
- (3)
- (a)
- (i) 1 709.
- (ii) 1 709.
- (iii) 2 447.
- (iv) None.
- (b) No persons are living in tents.
- (i) to (iii) Fall away.
- (a)
- (4)
- (a)
- (i) Soccer field with athletic track.
Hall with amenities for volleyball, karate, tabletennis and body building.
1 Practice soccer field.
- (ii) Hall available for concerts, functions, receptions, etc.
- (i) Soccer field with athletic track.
- (b)
- (i) 20.
- (ii) (aa) 173.
- (bb) 128.
- (a)
- (5)
- (a)
- (i) Putco bus service and private taxis.
- (ii) 75% in respect of bus service.
- (b) (i) 78,4 km.
- (ii) 48 km.
- (a)
The amounts given under (4) (b) (ii) (aa) and (bb) are in regard to Ekandustria, adjacent to Ekangala. All the information were supplied by the KwaNdebele Government Service who now has the powers.
asked the Minister of Justice:
- (1) Whether his Department received any applications from White married couples to adopt non-White children during the latest specified five-year period for which information is available; if so, (a) how many such applications were (i) granted and (ii) refused and (b) in terms of what statutory provisions were they (i) granted and (ii) refused;
- (2) whether his Department keeps statistics of prosecutions instituted against White married couples for contravening the relevant statutory provisions in this regard; if not, why not; if so, how many such prosecutions were instituted during the above period?
- (1) The information is not readily available. To obtain it, all applications for adoptions country-wide over many years will have to be scrutinised. However, the Honourable Member’s attention is drawn to the provisions of Chapter 4 of the Child Care Act, 1983 (Act 74 of 1983) which regulates the adoption of children. The provisions of sections 18(3) and 18(4) of the Act are of particular interest.
- (2) It is not clear what offences the hon member has in mind.
asked the Minister of Justice:
Whether he will furnish particulars of the persons who served as magistrates in Bedford in the Cape Province during the latter half of 1987; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the names of these magistrates, (b) for what period did each serve as magistrate in Bedford and (c) what (i) was their length of service as magistrates, and (ii) were their qualifications, in each case?
(a) to (c)
Only one person has servied as magistrate in Bedford during the latter half of 1987. He is Mr F N Vorster who has served there since 1 October 1985. He has held the post of magistrate since 1 August 1983 and has a Diploma luris.
asked the Minister of Communications:
What total amount was allocated by his Department for the (a) 1986-87, (b) 1987-88 and (c) 1988-89 financial years for the payment of staff housing subsidies on a (i) compulsory and (ii) voluntary basis?
- (a) (i) and (ii) R79 378 850,12,
- (b) (i) and (ii) R84 319 829,38 and
- (c) (i) and (ii) R84 106 030,00.
A global amount is budgeted for in respect of housing subsidies and funds are not allocated separately for or record kept of subsidies on compulsory and voluntary additional payments.
asked the Minister of National Health and Population Development:
In how many cases were written authorities for abortions granted to (a) Whites, (b) Coloureds, (c) Indians and (d) Blacks over the latest specified five-year period for which figures are available?
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
(a) 490 |
475 |
613 |
618 |
812 |
(b) 88 |
81 |
88 |
131 |
89 |
(c) 17 |
37 |
31 |
28 |
12 |
(d) 30 |
36 |
34 |
61 |
36 |
asked the Minister of National Health and Population Development:
(a) How many abortions were performed at hospitals under the control of his Department in each of the latest specified five years for which figures are available and (b) how many such abortions were performed on (i) Whites, (ii) Coloured, (iii) Indians and (iv) Blacks in each of these years?
(a) |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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(b) |
(i) Whites |
(ii) Coloureds |
(iii) Indians |
(iv) Blacks |
|
1983 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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1984 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1985 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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1986 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1987 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
asked the Minister of National Health and Population Development:
- (1) Whether he will furnish information on the functions performed at clinic points other than the single-purpose family planning service points in South Africa; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are these functions and (b) what percentage of these services is devoted to family planning;
- (2) (a) how manyclinic points are located in (i) White, (ii) Black, (iii) Coloured and (iv) Indian residential areas in the Republic, excluding the independent Black states ans the self-governing territories, and (b) how many single-purpose family planning clinic points for each race group are located in these areas;
- (3) in respect of what date is this information furnished?
- (1) Yes.
- (a) Functions performed at Clinic Points:
- (i) Ante natal care with referral for confinements
- (ii) Post natal care
- (iii) Health promotion of all preschool children (Monitoring of growth and development)
- (iv) Family Planning
- (v) Immunization according to schedule
- (vi) Control of Tuberculosis with emphasis on tracing of persons suffering from T.B., supervised treatment and B.C.G. administration.
- (vii) Monitoring of Leprosy patients
- (viii) Tracing and treatment of contacts of other infectious diseases.
- (ix) Tracing and treatment of patients with sexually transmitted diseases (excluding AIDS)
- (x) Combat of nutritional disorders by supplementary feeding schemes.
- (xi) Treatment of minor ailments
- (xii) Control and referal of psychiatric patients
- (xiii) Geriatric screening and referral service
- (xiv) Programmed health education
- (xv) Selected home visits
- (xvi) Identification of environmental problems with referral to health inspectorate.
- (b) Family Planning = 5% with the exception of: Northern Cape Health Region =11%.
- (a) Functions performed at Clinic Points:
- (2)
- (a) Statistics not available per residential area.
- (i) Falls away.
- (ii) Falls away.
- (iii) Falls away.
- (iv) Falls away.
- (b) Single-purpose family planning clinic points = 31 239. Unable to provide detail for each race group as services are multiracial.
- (a) Statistics not available per residential area.
- (3) As on 31 May 1988.
asked the Minister of Manpower:
- (1) (a) What total amount was spent by his Department on the creation of jobs during the latest specified period of 10 years for which figures are available, (b) how much of this amount was spent specifically on creating jobs for Whites, Coloureds, Indians and Blacks, respectively, and (c) how many jobs were created in respect of each of these race groups;
- (2) whether any other Government Departments are operating job-creation schemes approved by his Department; if so, (a) which Departments and (b) what schemes in each case?
- (1) (a) The only job creation scheme for which the Department of Manpower is responsible is the Special Work Creation Programme in the private sector. This programme started in October 1985 and the amounts spent on it are as follows:
1985/86 financial year: R 8,5 million
1986/87 financial year: R21,4 million
1987/88 financial year: R14,9 million
- (b) Funds are not allocated according to population group but are made available to employers in the private sector who provide work for unemployed persons of all population groups on specific projects.
- (c) Separate figures are not kept for the various population groups.
- (2) No.
- (a) Falls away.
- (b) Falls away.
†Indicates translated version.
For written reply:
General Affairs:
asked the Minister of Education and Development Aid:
(a) What was the cost to the State of providing (i) debating chambers for the legislatures of, and (ii) administrative offices for, each of the self-governing territories and (b) when were these buildings erected in each case?
(a) (i) Debating |
(b) Completion |
|
Chambers |
Cost |
Date |
Qwaqwa |
R 7 289 900 |
Feb.1988 |
Gazankulu |
R 1 995 600 |
April 1982 |
KwaZulu |
R 8 588 590 |
October 1987 |
Lebowa |
R 3 600 000 |
March 1987 |
Total |
R21 474 090 |
The debating chambers for the self-governing territories of KaNgwane and KwaNdebele are temporarily housed in a community hall and a school hall respectively. Upon completion of permanent facilities the halls in each case will revert to their original intended function.
(a) (ii) Administrative Offices |
Cost |
(b) Completion Date |
1. Qwaqwa |
R 12 952 200 |
Feb.1988 to Dec. 1989 |
2. Lebowa |
R 37 730 000 |
May 1987 to March 1989 |
3. Gazankulu |
R 34 037 050 |
April 1982 to Aug. 1989 |
(The abovementioned amounts are the estimated final costs as some of the buildings are still under construction.)
4. KwaZulu |
R 35 221 500 |
Aug. 1984 to May 1985 |
Total |
R119 940 750 |
The administrative offices for the self-governing territories of KaNgwane and KwaNdebele are currently accommodated in converted school buildings. Upon completion of the permanent facilities in these two territories the existing school buildings will revert to educational uses.