Although provincial municipal electoral commissions are sometimes named by the media as ministers, the survey follows the nomenclature of the constitution. The survey refers to people as they were named at the time of the described event.
SECURITY
EDUCATION
Assessment Policy in the General Education and Training Band, Grades R to 9 and Abet KEY PROJECTIONS.
LIVING CONDITIONS
COMMUNICATIONS
Road Accident Fund Commission Act van 1998 Road Traffic Management Corporation Act van 1999 National Road Traffic Amendment Act van 1999 Statistics.
HEALTH AND WELFARE
The Medical, Dental and Complementary Health Professions Amendment Act 1998 amending the Tobacco Products Control Act 1999.
EMPLOYMENT
Income categories Income by province Income by race and sex Monthly household income trends.
GOVERNMENT AND CONSTITUTION
General Election Issues THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION Implementation of the 1996 Constitution Constitutional amendments. Proceedings brought by the African National Congress Political party reactions to the TRC report.
THE ECONOMY
BUSINESS
DIARY OF EVENTS
APPENDIX: LEGISLATION
APPENDIX: THE CABINET 1994–1999
LIST OF TABLES
Population
Disabled population by type of disability and race: 1996 Urban/non-urban population distribution by province: 1996 Human development index of different countries: 1995. Proportional home language by race: 1996 Proportional home language by province: 1996 Male/female distribution by match: 1996 .
Industrial Relations
Security
Education
Number of students, graduates and staff in teacher education programs by province: 1996–98 University and technikon enrollment: 1985–98. Staff complement at higher education institutions by race: 1998 Number of Abet students and potential students in 1996.
Living Conditions
The number and share of households without electricity by province: 1997 The number and share of households without electricity in South Africa: 1997 Garbage collection by race: 1996.
Communications
Health And Welfare
Tuberculosis notification rate per 100,000 population for selected years. Proportion of clinics providing tuberculosis services: 1998. Number of nurses completing primary care training: 1992–97. Proportion of clinics with selected drugs for primary care: 1998.
Employment
Total civil service employment by race and sex: December 31, 1998 Change in compensation per worker at constant prices: 1994–98. Overall age profile of the unemployed: 1997 (expanded definition) Age profile of the unemployed by race: 1997 (strict definition) Age profile of the unemployed by race: 1997 (expanded definition) Employment trends: changes in employment: 1994–98.
Government And Constitution
The Economy
Proportional contribution to annual GDP by industry at current prices: 1993–98 Productivity and labor costs in nine countries: 1996 Estimated sectoral breakdown of private sector enterprises: 1995 Gross domestic investment in the private sector: 1990–98 Private consumption expenditure: 1991–98.
LIST OF GRAPHS AND CHARTS
Estimated Sectoral Breakdown of Private Sector Enterprises in the Informal Sector: 1995 Informal Sector Entrepreneurship by Race: 1995.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Sectoral breakdown of formal sector jobs: 1998 Formal public and private sector employment: 1975–98 Major sources of income for rural households: 1997 Change in employment, real compensation and labor productivity: 1994–98 Civil service employment by race and sex: 1998 .
POPULATION
Estimated Sectoral Breakdown of Small and Medium Enterprises of the Formal Private Sector: 1995 Informal Private Sector Enterprises: 1995.
BIRD’S EYE VIEW
A number of different temporary residence permits will be available for those people staying longer than three months. This money would be used to train South Africans, thus reducing the country's dependence on foreign skills.2 [2 Ibid 13 April 1999].
KEY POINTS
This permit will be made available to foreign investors who provide job opportunities for South African citizens; seasonal workers; industries that could not fill positions with locals; and industries that depended on foreign labor. South Africa (0.717) ranked third in sub-Saharan Africa in 1995 and 89th out of 174 countries in terms of the Human Development Index (HDI), published by United Nations Development. The HDI is a measure of socio-economic development and indicates a country's relative position on a scale of 0-1, where zero indicates the lowest level of development and one the highest.).
LEGISLATION
Gauteng had the highest population density, with 459 people per km2, while the Northern Cape had the lowest, two people per km2. According to Stats SA, the majority of colored people (81%) and the majority of whites (58%) had Afrikaans as their home language.
Divorce Courts Amendment Act of 1997
Recognition of Customary Marriages Act of 1998
Refugees Act of 1998
POPULATION PROFILE
Population Size: 1996 Census
The table below shows the racial composition of the South African population in 1996.7 [7 Ibid]. There were more black people in the Northern Cape and Western Cape than anyone else. There were hints (see the Bird's Eye View at the beginning of this chapter) that there were as many.
But many of the 'missing' people could have emigrated without being registered as doing so. A proportional distribution of the population by province and race is shown in the table below. Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) estimated that in 1996 the South African population was increasing at an average annual rate of 2%.
This is the rate of natural increase, which only takes into account fertility and mortality.
Population Size: 1999 Estimates
The following table shows the half-yearly estimates of the total population per province from 1991 to 1999 and the increase over that period:12 [12 Ibid]. As a result of AIDS, the average life expectancy would probably drop from 60 years to 40 by 2008, the Minister for Welfare and Population Development, Ms Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, said in December. In 1998, the US Census Bureau revised its estimate of the average life expectancy in South Africa from 65 to 56 due to AIDS.
Women had a longer life expectancy than men—fewer men (4%) than women (6%) were over 65 in 1996, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said. The table below shows the age profile of the population by race in 1996, as calculated by Stats SA.19 [19. The table below shows a proportional age profile of the population by province Proportional age profile by province: 1996a.
More than 30% of the population in seven of the nine provinces was under the age of 15, with the exception of Gauteng and the Western Cape.
Citizenship
Disability
There were more women than men with visual and hearing disabilities, while more men than women had mental disabilities.
Economic Status
Education Levels
Geographical Distribution
Statistics South Africa defined an urban area as one that has been legally declared urban. The following chart shows the urban/non-urban population distribution by province in 1996:.
Human Development Index
Language
The following tables provide a proportional breakdown of home language by province, showing the predominant home language in each province. IsiZulu was the main home language in both KwaZulu-Natal (79%) and Gauteng (21%), while Afrikaans was the most important home language in the Northern Cape (69%) and the Western Cape (59%).
Male/female Distribution
The numerical difference between the male (M) and female (F) population showing who was in the majority. The following table shows the male/female population distribution by BC Male/female distribution by province: 1996.
Marriage Age
Religion
IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION
Trends
Economically Active People
Immigration
Repatriation is a process by which a person who has entered a country illegally or whose temporary stay has expired is brought back to his/her country of origin. Deportation is where a person is sent back to his/her country of birth from where he/she is legally resident if he/she is present in that country. becomes unwanted for some reason, or if he/she commits a criminal offence. The person receives a fine or sentence in court, and may not re-enter the country from which he/she was deported.
Emigration
KEY PROJECTIONS
The year under review was characterized by a large increase in the number of days lost as a result of industrial action. Personnel costs had increased due to an increase in the number of public service workers gaining access to benefits and allowances since 1994. According to the Department of Labor, industrial action resulted in the loss of 3.8 million workdays in 1998.
In the first nine months of 1999, 2.5 million food days were lost as a result of industrial action with strikes in the public service. According to the director of the CCMA, Thandi Orleyn, the commission took 60 days to consider a case, as opposed to the 30-day period required under the Labor Relations Act of 1995. During the period under review, 'super unions' amalgamation of unions organizing in the same industries — in the transport and chemicals sectors.
About 300 cases that were not settled by the Industrial Court were transferred to the KVBA.
Labour Relations Amendment Act of 1998
TRADE UNIONS
Trade Union Membership
Under the Labor Relations Act 1995, the Department of Labor is no longer required to keep records of unregistered unions. The table below shows a proportional breakdown of the union rate by race and gender in 1994, the latest date for which complete figures were available Survey, p.5]. In 1995 approximately 39% of working African men and 36% of working African women belonged to unions, according to the October household survey conducted by Statistics South Africa.
Union Groupings
Super Unions
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING Bargaining Councils
Of these, 33 were principal agreements (for example relating to terms of employment), 27 were amendment agreements, 14 were renewals or renewals, 15 were fund agreements (ie health fund, pension fund), three were management agreements and two were agreements on exemptions and disputes.19 [19 Telephone interview with Mr. to Ron Tate, Assistant Director, Labor Relations, Department of Labor, June 1, 1999]. According to Andrew Levy et al., in 1998, nominal wage increases in a survey achieved at the level of centralized bargaining averaged 8.6%. In 1998, average wage settlements achieved with major unions ranged from 7.2% (South African Municipal Workers Union) to 9.7% (Transport and General Workers Union).
The average minimum wage in the industries studied in the non-agricultural sector (excluding domestic workers) was . The table below shows the average level of wage settlements and the rate of inflation from 1985 to 1998.21. In the 14 years between 1985 and 1998, the average level of wage settlements was only three times below inflation.
The following chart shows the average wage settlement level and the inflation rate from 1985 to 1998:
Workplace Forums
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration
Labour Courts
STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS Statistics
This included strikes in the security and transport sectors (sectors that were previously unorganized) and large-scale industrial action in the chemical and motor sectors.29 [29 Andrew Levy and Associates, Wage Settlement Survey, Quarterly Report, December 1998]. The table below shows the number of man-days lost as a result of hostilities from 1979 to 1998.30. This high level of industrial action was a result of two major strikes in the mining and transport sectors.
The chart below shows the number of man-days lost due to union action between 1979 and 1998. Wage disputes caused about 97% of strikes in 1998, the highest level in eight years.
