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Salient. Official Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 44 No. 12. June 8 1981
From the Horse's Mouth
From the Horse's Mouth
Many people, especially those who want to see the Springboks in New Zealand, claim that apartheid in sport is breaking down in South Africa. But stories such as these, reprinted straight from South African daily newspapers, tell a different tale.
Cricket Uproar Over Indian
Uproar broke out among white Eastern Transvaal sportsmen this week after a town council decided to allow an Indian cricketer to play for a white team on a white ground.
But Barberton Town Council reversed its decision when faced with strong opposition.
At January's meeting of the council, the De Kaap Cricket Club, a white team, applied to the council for permission to allow an Indian player in their team to use a white ground, Coronation Park.
The club was eventually given permission by one vote. The councillors were split on the issue and only the Chairman's casting vote allowed the Indian to play for De Kaap.
Reaction
The Council's decision boomeranged when it was faced with a barrage of opposition from the local National Party, the rugby club and Junior Rapportryers.
Reaction to the decision was so severe that it threatened the continued existence of the 60-strong rugby club and brought a storm of protests from basketball and tenniquoit players.
The rugby club is reported to have appealed to the council to respect the feelings of most sportsmen who were opposed to other races making use of Coronation Park.
S.A. Sunday Times 2.3.80
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