Government Freezes Mixed Skating

The race chill has settled on ice skating and roller skating.

This latest mixed recreation freeze has been added to drinking, dancing, swimming and all other activities in which South Africans of different races may not participate in the same place at the same time without the permission of the Government.

It comes in a letter from the Department of Community Development to the Cape Town City Council confirming the renewal of the concession allowing all races to mingle in the City Hall and the Good Hope Centre.

The approval is subject to the usual list of conditions: withdrawal at the discretion of the Minister of Community Development; no mixed dancing or mixing of races on stage without the department's special permission; and no mixed drinking without the permission of the Liquor Board.

For the first time, however, skating is on the banned list - the letter specifies that mixed roller skating and ice skating require prior approval.

Rand Daily Mail 12.6.80