Continued Surveillance

Whenever non-racial federations arrange matches or competitions the South African police never fail to turn up. On numerous occasions they have asked for the names of all participants. On several occasions they have stopped matches being played.

The response of the white sports bodies internally has been either to ignore the non-racial bodies, to abuse them, as Dannie Craven has frequently done, or to adopt a paternalistic attitude. Internationally, white sportsmen and white sports administrators shield behind Government policy.

'Racial white sportsmen and sports administrators religiously follow Government policy because it gives them something to hide behind. Thus they continue to take advantage of their protected and priveleged position while mouthing platitudes that they are in favour of non-racial sport but cannot oppose the policy of the Government.' - Morgan Naidoo.

But as soon as they are threatened with isolation, they make repeated representation to the Government for 'concessions'. Unfortunately the only concessions they have asked for are those which they think will be sufficient to stave off isolation.