Salient. Official Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 44 No. 9. May 4 1981

Cosmetic Cover-ups

Cosmetic Cover-ups

Sport, like these other areas, is also determined by colour. Those who think it has changed are merely being deluded by the cosmetic cover ups of the South African Government. It was recently admitted by a South African Minister that less than 1% of South African sport is integrated.

Those non-racial groups which attempt to play integrated sport, suffer harassment by the authorities, loss of passports and jobs, Richards stated. "You cannot have normal sport in an abnormal society."

He then went on to tell of a national organisation, Cast '81, which was set up last year in Azania. This was composed of 31 national groups and committees which condemn sporting contacts with their country in an effort to win liberation for their oppressed black members.

"The message is brief, simple and overwhelmingly powerful". By opposing the tour "we will be giving a psychological boost to the blacks of South Africa."