NETBALL
South Africa has been suspended from participation in World championships since 1970. The white Women's Netball in SA has gained a RIO,000 sponsorship from the Banana Bo ard, according to the Citizen newspaper 6 / 7 / 7 9 . The money w ill be used to orgetnise the SA Inter Provincial tournaiment in Bloemfontein during August of this year. Mcilcing the grant, the Bocird said it shared the views of other sponsors who believed sport would decline from lack of international conpetition unless it was h e lp e d .
With regard to that statement by the Board it would be interesting to know what amount the Board w ill make over as sponsorship money to the Blacks as the Blacks who farm bananas se ll their product to the Board.
There are several Netball clubs and provincial organisations in this country but there is no national non-racial association affiliated to our Council although the SA Netball Board with headquarters in George, Cape Province made enquiries with regard to affiliatio n etc.
Negotiations between the South African Coxincil on Sport and the South African Netball Board broke down. Mrs. S. Adams, President of the Net- ball Board told a delegation of the South African Senior Schools Sports Union from Boland that her Board was not interested in nembership of the South African Council nn Sport. They preferred to maintain their inde pendence on matters affecting policy and was not prepared to be dictated to by any organisation. The Board would keep an open mind on discussions with the South African Netball Federation and playing against interna tional touring teams.
As a result of the failure of the Netball Board to clearly define its policy on non-racialism in sport or to affiliate to SACOS Netball players who also participate in codes of sport affiliated to SACOS during their of season are finding it increasingly d ifficult to play Netball under the Board. Three Netball units formerly affiliated to the Board subsequently withdrew and formed the South African Netball Union. The South African Senior Schools Sports Association, the South African Colleges Union and the South African Primary Schools Sports Association has promised support cind the Union w ill shortly have affiliates in the Western Province G ri- qualcuid West and possibly Natal. PARAPLEGIC
South Africa has retained its international membership under the pretext that it is a non-racial organisation.
During July of this year when the world body for the Physically disabled met in Amsterdam we were represented by SAN-ROC led by Mr. Scunba Ramsany. The delegation was not successful in persuading the Dutch Government to ban the SA Sports Association for Paraplegics and other Physically Dis abled from next 3rear's Paraplegic Games in Arnhem. It is reported that a number of Dutch sporting Unions however, have withdrawn from the geunes because of the invitations to SA to send a mixed team to the event and there are fears that as many as a dozen countries w ill refuse to peirti- cipate if SA is allowed in.
Prior to the world meeting, and on the 26 March 1979, the President of the world body (ISMGF end ISOD) Sir Ludwig Guttmann and his Secretary General Miss. Joan Scruton together with SA's national President Dr. Ian Potgieter and his Chairman Mr. Menzo Barrish visited our President Mr. Hassan Howa.
At the world meeting the four persons construed that hospitality by our President cind his family as a concession on the part of our president to permit the SA body^)n compassionate grounds to take part in the world Con gress eind tournament. This did come as a surprise to a ll of us especia lly in view of the fact that I refused to give Mr. Barrish and Dr. Pot- gietor a letter of credibility aind more especially when our VP Mr. Frank van d er H o rst made i t v e ry c le a r to M r. B a r r is h , (an employee of the Cape Town City Council) that you cannot have non-racial sport in a country like South Africa where discrimination is rife .
Mr. Barrish presented a very distorted picture of the conversation the 4 people had with our president cind who very carefully excluded their re quest made to me and were doubly careful to exclude the conversation they had with our VP. No where in SA is there a place where a ll races ii this country aimed or disabled could practise sport - indoors or outdoor;
We do not have a national non—racial association for the disabled. PIN-BOWLING
South Africa is not a member of the international Pin-Bowling Federation,
There is no non-racial pin-bowling organisation in this country.
POLO
South Africa has bilateral relations in this sport with several Latin American countries.
South Africa does not have a national non-racial polo body.
ROLLER-SKATING
South Africa is a member of the international body catering for ro ller skating but is forbidden from participating in world championships.
There is no national non-racial roller-skating orgeinisation.
ROILING'
South Africa is a member of the international Rowing Fed eration (FISA), but it has been barred from participating in world championships. There is no national non-racial orgcinisation in this country. 105 RUGBY
South Africa is not a member of the Federation Internationale de Rugby Amateur. However, white countries of the old B ritish Empire found the International Rugby Board. (IRB) Member countries of the Board arrange b ilateral tours. The IRB now consists of England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and France.
The 1976 Rugby tour of the New Zealand team sparked off the withdrawal of 441 athletes from 19 African countries, Iraq and Guyana frdm the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
In 1978 Scotland called off a tour of South Africa and Britain cancelled its invitation to the South African team. However, South Africa is scheduled to tour France during October of th is year.
The USA Cougars played the SA Gazelles at E llis Park on the 26/8/1978.
Dan "Cheeky" Watson, who played in a match for his team was charged with entering a "Bantu" area without the necessary permit. The Magistrate found him guilty of being in New Brigfiton (Port Elizabeth) without a permit and told him that he was extremely foolish. Cape Herald 27/5/78.
An appeal against his conviction was turned down in the Supreme Court on 15/2/79.
A very disappointed Watson after the verdict said:
"The G-wup Ateoi Act -ta veAy much poAt ouA way oi £x.^e. VA.CAaven knowi veAy weJtt that Blaclu oac allowed to ptay mixed gamei only undeA a blanket penmit. What happeni to a black Augby ptayeA a^teA playing in a mixed SAKE aame? I ' l l te ll you what would happen to a black p^yeA in PoAt Elizabeth - he would have to AetuAn to a l i t t l e hovel in New BAighton and continue play ing ,^OA hii black team. Why do you think io many cAicketeAi who pAeviou&ly played nolmal cAicket have now AetuAned to the non-kacial Eattenn PAovince CAicket A66ociation? They AetuAned because theif could not itand playing undeA Ae6tAictiom iuch oa the GAoup AAeai Act.
But Lorraine Fourie writing in the SA Digest - March 13, 1979 doing a profile on the opposite to Watson, Cuthbert Loriston, the President of the SA Rugby Federation: "ThAough hh> decision to woAk ioA "co-opcAotive development" as a substitute ^oA sepoAote development, he believes he has contAibuted in a small way to hie welioAe OfS the South AiAican Nation as a whole. And u ntil this objective is AealZsed he is willing to toleoate paesent conditions."
Mr.Hannes Pretorius, Chairman of the SA Rugby Board's Finance Committee addressing the AGM at Newlands, Cape Town said that the Board showed a d e ficit of R80,748 and is budgeting for-a loss of R227,000, this season. At the meeting the SA Breweries handed over a cheque for R25,000, part of it s R1.25 m illion commitment to the Board.
Mr.Tom Newnham, of New Zealand enquired i f there was any truth in the statement made by Dr.Dannie Craven, in the overseas press, that he had has reached an agreement with Mr.D.Abbas and E.Patel of-the non-racial Union. After having spoken to both Mr.Abbas and Mr.Patel I cabled the following: Abbas and Patel conj^iAm that no AgAeement has been Aeached with CAaven's Union and uAge you con^Aont CAaven. SAW AeiteAotes no change has taken place in South A^Aican Pugby stAuctuAe." N.N.PATHEP : SECRET ARY SACOS. 613/1979. 106 Ihe Sunday Times - Johannesburg 18/2/1978 - printed banner headlines "Dawie goes back land of the demos" - when Dawie de V illic r s , a former Springbok was appointed as tke South African Ambassador to Britain. During 1969 the Springbok toured Britain but was harassed, hunted and hounded. The tour was no tour at a ll as their movements ani the matches were in secrecy. Soiuetimes la te r, when it was reported that the Br'tish layer Frances Bennion brought an action against Peter Main for having in iti ated the Stop All Racial Tours, Dawie de Villiers flew to London to give evidence against Anti-Apartheid champion - Peter Main. Where Frances Bennion got the money fron to institute a very costly proceedings in the B ritish Courts of law could be any one s guess.
During March of this year SAN-ROC, in a leaflet, that was distributed widely said: "The ■LnienXA.on a ’ ^eui b£ack6’ -into the South A^Atcan team uioutd be to appeaie public opinion while keeping A u d it Augby in South A^Aica completely irtact. Auie South A^Aica'i white Aaciiti and theiA goveAnment luAing the PAench Rugby TedeAotion and the o ^^id a li with financial gaini and othen. peAki?"
Some 0*^ the best laughs come from Rugby. A complement of boks returned to SA after the French refused to play them. Some SARB quarters blamed the Transvaal Rugby org anisers for not having selected "two Coloureds". And Die Transvaler - 12/4/79 said: "The queition w ill again be aiked th ii week-end i^ i t i i in iact o^ any advantage to apply the pAindple o^ equal competition in South A^Aica. And, ai ^oA oi Rugby i i conceAned, whetheA playem o{, otheA colouAi oAe aVieady matuAe enough to be included in inteAnational teami."
Mr.Alex Kellermann said that the o ffic ia l policy of the Board was:
*The creation of a South African Rugby Board of all races; ♦The merit selection of a ll national teams, including Springbok teams from all races after mixed trials, selected by a national selection committee composed of representatives of all racial groups; ♦Participation for all races in the Currie Cup and other Board competitions; ♦Acceptance of the principle of autonomy of Clubs and Unions. ♦No permit or other legal permission is needed by any player to play on any sports ground in SA or to join any club; ♦Organisation of jo in t coaching causes for a ll races; and ♦Provision of equal facilities and opportunities for players and spectators; Mr.Alex Kellermann is the Secretary of the Board.
During April of this year when Dr.Dannie Craven invited our SARD to have talks with the Board Mr.Ebrahim Patel the Secretary of SARD in a Press statement appealed to the government "to break it s silence and confirm that there are no p o litical impediments and that rugby bodies could meet to establish true non-racial rugby.
Both the President and I were unable to honour the invitation extended to us by the CRIAA in France. The organisation required us to address a meeting on Rugby, in Paris during July of th is year. I informed it s President, Mr.B.Lacharte of our in a b ility to attend and informed him of the rugby scene in th is country.
Llanelli, a Welsh rubgy side arrived in this country during June of this year - for a series of matches with South Africa.
Speaking from New York, Mr.E.Reddy, Director of the UN Centre Against Apartheid, said that the Committee w ill lodge it s protest with the B ritish government over the planned v is it of rugby teams to South Africa. Mr.Jean Claude Ganga, the Secretary of the SCSA, speaking in Paris reminded the French of the 1976 Montreal Games walkout and th is time he said, " it would be the reverse" African Nations w ill not compete against B ritish and French contestants i f those contries continued with th eir sport lin k with South A frica.
Ruggers from England, New Zealand, Scotland made up a team to play South A frica, in South Africa during May of this year.
The French government has reaffirmed it s decision to cancel the October tour of France by the Springbok rugby team - Daily news 8/6/79.
The B ritish Anti-Apartheid Movement played a major part in the refusal by C ardiff's black rugby player, Carl Smith, to tour South Africa with his clubs side.
The message from the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa was loud and clear especially to the French and to the IOC President, Lord K illan in.
As a f ir s t step the French Government has now introduced measures for South Africans to obtain a visa before visiting France.
This new measure speaks for it s e lf . Abe Adams on Cuthbert Loriston.
Miracles take a bit longer...! It l« saM: the Impowibto can bo done Immediately but miraclee take a bit longer; In the caae ol Cuthbert Lorlaton; the ImpoatlMe took a lew yeara - maybe the miracle will atlll happen In hla life Ume. After being made aware of the total situation in South African spod over a number of years by personal persuasion, the written word and even insults. Mr Cuthbert Lofiston, President of the S.A. "Coloured” Rugby Federation deliberately “ AHy-oopt ■•Mt I'v * Improved my French " The Cape Time$ chose to ignore all advice. Last year he was used as a The French said No. The Springboks came back. "coloured" South African to sing the praises of the South African Rugby Board during the World XV tour to South Africa. It was reported that he entered the most impassioned plea for South Africa to be re-instated on the International Rugby Boards tour roster. He enunciated the “ openness" and "honesty" in South African rugby. He . stated unashamedly that no discrimination existed but that the "coloured" Federation chose to remain an independant entity under the umbrella of the South African Rugby Board. It is known that this speech by Loriston impressed quite a few IRB members. But, as in all matters — the truth Demonstrations mount against the Springboks. shall prevail — even for Loriston and for rugby. Articles on South Africa written for people like Mr Don without their South Africa and every Rugby- South African Rugby structure." by the Auckland Rugby Union chair being aware of them, but they are a official there must have known all “Abdul Abbas and Ebrahia Patel man, Mr Ron,Don, were "wide-eyed crucjal weapon in the hands of the about it," said Mr Newnham. are respectively president and sec- fantasy" says Mr Tom Newnham, authorities and they mean that there “Mr Don tells us of 'non-whites retaiy of the non-racial Sooth Afri scc-etary of the Citizens Association is no real integration in sport as far perfectly happy with the white can Rugby Union which seeks true for Racial Equality. as the ordinary people are con Governnftnt' and that the cheers for integration in South African Rugby, cerned. him and his party were only eclipsed not just cosmetic changes which "Although th ^ purported to tell of “Thousands of blacks are prose by those given for Rhodesian Prime give the appearance of equality and the situation in &>uth Africa relating cuted each month for infringing the Minister, Ian Smith. At the same impress a few overseas visitors. to apartheid and sport, they actually time he writes that ‘we should do our ''Since we received that cable. Dr revealed far more about Mr Don utmost to ignore politics.' Are not Craven hat found it inopportune to himself." the Bantustans which he describes visit New Zealand at this time, and .Mr Don's series was published in in such glowing terms the absolute the New Zealand Rugby Union the Star last week. essence of apartheid politics? Was Council has found Mr Don altogether Mr Newnham said yesterday: there nothing political in the cheers too much of an embarrassment and "Either Mr Don is extremely gullible for Ian Smith? And what of the dropped him,” said Mr Newnham. or he has an immense capacity for cheers for Mr Don himself? “But so long as he maintains his self deception. In either case he "They surely confirm that politics vociferous and misguided advocacy cannot be excused for so grossly- is the name of the game in which Mr of sporting contacts with South misleading -your readers. Afrira he must be and will be "It is patently untrue that the Don has been inextricably involved confronted. 70,000 blacks at Rosslyn Park Estate ever since be swallowed the sugar- "Not only do his policies make earn an average of R400 a month,' coated pill of apartheid sport and New Zealand a major supporter of but that is what Mr Don tries to put became the champion of sporting apartheid, the worst political crime across, presumably on the strength contacts with South Africa. of modem times, but, as a conse- of his having met a few black "Mr Don says that blacks wel uence, they drag New Zealand computer operators who do earn that comed the so-called World XV and Sown the slippery slope to sporting sum. he is reported to have recently isolation. And even Rugby must "In the same way, having been swayed the New Zealand Rugby suffer in the long run." shown a few blacks and whites Union into backing the scheduled running around on the same Rugby 1961 tour of New Zealand by a South field, Mr Don. blandly announces to African side by playing them a tape the world that South African sport is recording of a speech by Mr Cutn- now 'integrated’.” bert Lonston. Mr > Newham said the “vicious “Mr Loriston is the leader of a poiitical laws” of apartheid had Aot small group of yes men which Tom Neitinham, the. Szc- changed one iota. panders to Dr Craven's white South fLZtoAy 0($ tkz Citizzni "The pass laws. Group Areas Acts, TomNownham. . . "Haadert groaaly African Rugby Board. By far the Separate Amenities Acts, to name strongest group of black Rugby M io z ta tto n ^OA fUiztal just a few, are facts of South African players support the non-ncial South Bquatity, commznti on daily life which deny basic rights to African Rugby Union which totally the mass of the people and are laws, and so are a few courageous opposed his visit." the itatem ent madz by particularly relevant in the matter and sincere whites who seek true Mr Newnham said (hat last month Ron Von, tk z (,o>mzn. of ^ rtin g opportunities. integration. Thus Springbok triallist CARE received this cable frCfn ChdVunan o^ th z Auckland "Of course it is possible for those 'Cheeky' Watson was convicted last SACOS, the non-racial South African who are complacent enough to be year of playing'Rugby in a black Council of-Sport: “Abbas and Patel Rugby Unton, who vti-itzd granted "permits” on such occasions location without permission. His confirm that no agreement has been South A^fUza Kzzzntty. reached with Craven union and urge when it suits the authorities and appeal against conviction was re ******** when propaganda is to be gained. jected by the Supreme Court only a you confront Craven. SARU reiter Such permits are usually arranged few davs before Mr Dfcn arrived in ate no change has taken place in SHOOTING
SA is a fu ll member of the International Shooting Union (UIT), but it was barred from participation in the 1 9 7 8 World Championships.
Three big days of shooting were held in Johannesburg recently when the Sigma-Leylcind Transvaal Open Sheet championships took place. They served as part of the trials to select a springbok te^.
3 0 strong South Africans w ill compete against USA, Australia, New Zealand, France, Belgium, Britain, Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, and Denmark - at Roodepoort, Transvaal.
There is no national organisation catering for the non-racial sports men i n t h is s p o rt ^in South A f r ic a .
George Bramley, chairman of the South African National R ifle Associa tion eind captain of the Springbok shooting team, is optim istic that the international isolation of the country's shottists could end soon. (CAPE - Argus - July 27, 1979)
SILENT SPORTS
South Africa .is a member of the International Committee of the Silent Sports (CISS).
We do not have a national non-racial silent sport organisation.
SKATING
South ^ rica is a fu ll member of the International Skat ing Union (ISU) b.ut-it is not allowed to participate in the World championships. Belgium is the only country that has allowed SA to participate.
Four Americans and a Frenchman competed with South Africans for the honours in the third annual Aegis Skate Safari at the Carlton Ski Rink in Johannesburg during October. The organisers stated that although Skate ScLfari is open to a ll 32 member countries of the ISU, political pressitre in several countries restricted the number of entries. The Referee was Britains Mrs. Pamela Davis, an international judge and ISU's technical representative at the event.
SKIING
South Africa is not a member of tHe International Ski Federation but it has applied for affiliation. South Africans competed against European barefoot water- skiers at Trier, West Germany - (Citizen 1 / 9 / 7 8 ) Bcor'efoot Waterskiers took part in two international competitions in South Africa. Dirk Verguit (Belgium) Elfie Pflugi (Austria) Gut Speltdoren (Belgium) and Norbet Grzegorcyk (West Germany) Participated.
Shea Foxcroft and A vril Tucker participated in the recent European cup con5>etition in Vichy, Frcince and therecifter at Palzem, Italy.
There is no orgetnised non-racial national bjKiy for- this sport.
SOFTBALL
South Africa was suspended by the International Softball Federation in 1976 but'in April 1977 the Federation lifted the suspension. The non-racial Women SA Softball Federation was founded during 1977 and its membership is on the increase. According to the Secretary, Mrs. F. Henry, the Federation is embarking on a coaching course for players ,in the other provinces where it is more needed.
During May of this year, when the International Softball Federation was holding its annual Congress at Taiwan, I received a request from Mr. Wauchope, the President of the SA Men Softball Federation, formerly affiliated to the white SA Softball Union, to inform the world body that Mr. Wauchope's Federation had d isaffiliated from the Union and that the Union was not fu lly representative of a ll softball players in this country.
As Mr. Wauchope indicated that it is the intention of his Federation to join our Coimcil I telephoned our representative both in London and, in view of the short notice, our representative in New York with request to Mr. Samba Ramsamy, who was then in the USA, to communicate with sources close to Taiwan and convey to the Congress the position in SA.
At the request of Mr. Wauchope we forwarded to his Federation a copy of the constitution with the hope that they w ill affiliate to us. But was' surprised to read of an article appearing in the Rand Daily Mail 2 5 / 7 / 1 9 7 9 which stated the the SA Softball Federation w ill receive RI.6 5 O le s s than they e:^ected for its national toiirnament from the Dept, of Sport. The Federation's Pro, Mr. Matebesi Kutumela, has said that they were expecting a cheque of R5,000 for their September tournament in Bloem fontein. The report went on to say that Ben Vorster, Deputy chief in the liason service of the Dept, of Spoi>t in Pretoria w ill be able to offer the Federation R3,350 instead. It was reported in the same n^Vs paper that unity talks were scheduled be.'tween the Federation and the white union.
The Honourable T.N.H. Janson M inister of Sport awarded the SA Sports Merit Award for 1978 to white Richard Pieterse for his softball and baseball orgcuiisation in Durbcin.
SWIMMING
The SA Amateur Swimming Union (SAASU) was expelled from the Federation Internationale de Natalion Amateur (FIM ) in August, 1973.
The non-racial South African Amateur Swimming Federation (SAASwiP) 111 was informed by FINA of its proposed South African v isit and as the non-racial Federation was committed to other projects it requested FINA to postpone its v isit. An advice, from the Federation in this regard dd. 9/3/79 is as follows
Toua/idi the. middle OjJ febmxtviy, SAASuiJ necelved a cable FINA Aoylng that they Intend visiting SA (Aom UoAch 17 -20.
As we did not iind these dates acceptable, we xecommended that they visit SA eltheA late in May OA eoAly June. FINA has since cabled u6 saying that they will now visit eltheA fAom Hay 27 -June 3 OA in MoAch 19S0.
In the ^lASt cable, FINA suggested a meeting between FINA, SAASwlF and the white Union. In oua Aeply, we made i t guile cleoA that, ^oa the Aeasons pAevlouSly advanced, we shall not meet the uiiite Union - even l^ i t was a TAl-PoAtite meeting.
In the second cable FINA uAged a meeting between the two South Aihlcan bodies " so that FINA may be advised on what mattcAS the two oAganlsatlons ogAee and what matteAS they dlsagAee". FINA's latest pAoposal is Aecelving the attention of SAASwiF and li SAASwlF does ogAee to meet SAASU, a SACOS membeA/s will be invited as obseAveAjs. SAASwlF keeps SACOS and its oU lclals iu lly in^oAmed on a ll matteAS and, no doCdot, SAASwlF will advise SACOS 0 |J fuAtheA developments in th is AegoAd."
The non-racial Federation informed FINA of its meeting with the white body and a copy of the letter to FINA's President, Mr, Lie. J. Ostos is as follows ; March 16, 1979.
"Dear Mr. Ostos, Further to my letter of March 8, 1979, in which I indicated that a meeting, between the SA Amateur Swimming Union and'ourselves is to be held, I have to report as follows: 1. That a meeting was held on Thursday, March 15, 1979. 2. Messrs. I. Kramer (President), L. Levinsohn (Vice President),'Jock Scott, Alex Bulley and Paddy Me Dowell represented the Union. Messrs. Morgan Naidoo (President), A.A.T. Hulley (Vice- President), R.A. Feldman, D. Nair and D.K. Singh repre sented my Federation. Mr. M.N. Father, the Secretary of SACOS, held a watching brief on behalf of his organisation; Mr. Maurice Lewis p r e s id e d . 3. The meeting took place in a very amicable and a friendly atmosphere. 4. However, agreement could not be readied on two very vital is s u e s : (a) On the matter of Integrated swimming at a ll levels in South Africa; and (b) On the matter of the avcdlability of a l l swimming pools to ALL who wish to use them at ALL times. 5. While SAASU maintained that they did not have any control over government action in these matters, we submit that a ll white sportsmen in South Africa - swimmers included - must accept fu ll responsibility for the present set up in the country. The restrictions placed on con^jletely integrated swiimning and on the free xise of swiirntdng pools must be seen in the light that it is a part of a move to keep swimming as "white" as possible. 6 . SAASU has been told tha'c until there was complete satisfaction on at leeist these two factors, there Ccin be no basis for ciny further meeting. We would like PINA to imdersteind and appre ciate our position and we ask that PINA w ill not suggest any further joint meeting with the Union - even in the company of PINA (i.e . when the PINA Commission v isits South Africa).
7 . PINA COMMISSIONS'S PROPOSED V IS IT TO SOUTH APRICA; (a) Please note that in the circumstances, we shall be pleased to entertain a v is it from the PINA Commission from May 2 7 to June 3 : (b) We shall be grateful if you w ill kindly let us have "the plans, program and schedule for such v isit, including that which (Doctors) Henning eind Asekun sent to Mr. Ostos. Mr. Helm referred to these in his last cable. (c) 'Arising from your request for a stiggestion for the schedule and programme for the Commission's v isit, I would like to point out that this federation was very pleased with the manner in which PINA arranged its 1973 v isit and we shall be quite happy to go along with any suggestion PINA makes. I take it that PINA w ill meet SAASU in Johannesburg and federation in D\irban.
8 . It is sincerely regretted that a solution coxild not be arrived at at the Union-Pederation jo’int meeting last week and that it now becomes necessary for the Commission to v is it South Africa. Our standpoint stems solely form our desire to ensure that a ll swimmers, irrespective of their colour, are given a fu ll oppor tunity to develop their swimming ab ility. With kindest regards, Yoijrs sincerely, Morgan Naj.doo (President) A copy of the statement released to the Press read :
I. A delegation representing the non-racial'South African Amateur Swimming federation met the South African Amateur Swimming Union in Durban last Thursday (March 15, 1979). The background information is as follows":
The White Union was expelled by the federation International de Natation Amateur (PINA) at the meeting in Belgrade in August 1973 The expulsion was the result of a report from a three man PINA Commission which visited South Africa a few months earlier.
3* Since then SAASU has continually applied for its membership to be re-instated while SAASwiP sought to gain membership of the world body.
4. Arising from a report from the white Union, in which they reported that swimming was now normal in South Africa, PINA appointed a further Commission to v isit this country. On February 5, 1979, SAASwiP (and SAASU) received t:he following cable from FINA; "FINA INVESTIGATING SOUTH AFRICA COMMISSION IS STUDYING POSSIBILITY OF VISITING YOUR COUNTRY NEXT MARCH 17-20".
SAASwiF indicated that because of its swimming nationals and the inter-zonal fin al the date was not suitable and recommended that the Commission should v isit South Africa either in late May or early June.
In a further cable, PINA agreed to send the Commission out to South A frica from May 2 7 to June 3 and further recommended: "KRAMER ( SAASU) AND NAIDOO ( SAASwiF) SHOULD HAVE A JO IN T MEETING" and l e t FIN A now "UPON WHICH POINTS THEY ( I . E . SAASU AND SAASwiF) ARE AGREED AND ON WHICH POINTS THEY DISAGREE".
Arising from FINA's recommendation for a jo int meeting between the two South African organisations, a meeting was held in Durban on Thursday of last week.
Messrs. Morgan Naidoo (President), A.A.T. Hulley (vice-president) R.A, Feldman, D. Nair cind D.K. Singh represented SAASwiP. The South African Council of Sport was represented by Mr. M.N. Father who atte n d e d as an o b s e rv e r.
Messr. I. Kramer (President), L. Levinsohn (Vice-President), Jock Scott, Alex Bulley and Paddy McDowell formed the SAASU dele g a t io n .
Mr. Maurice Lewis presided and Mr. Donald Naidoo took notes.
8 . A fu ll and frank discussion took place. SAASwiF made it quite clear that, in attending the joint meeting, SAASwiF was merely carrying out a FINA directive. "From the moment our talks broke down in 1974, Federation has maintained that no useful p\irpose coiild be served in a joint meeting. We s till hold this view and our reason for this is that the Union has refused to answer clearly and without ciny ambiguity many matters raised by us in the past", the SAASwiF President said in his opening address.
9 . In the three hours, many views were exchanged and SAASwiF was eirphatic that unless swimming in South Africa was completely and genuinely integrated at a ll levels in the country and unless a ll swimming pools throughout the country are available to a ll South Africans and at ALL times - not only during competitions and coaching sessions, but also for recreational p\u?poses - there could be no basis for further dialogue.
10. SAASU's contention that they had as much control over fa cilitie s and government action as SAASwiF itse lf was rejected by SAASwif. SAASwiF also maintained that the very decision to restrict pools to certain South Africans and the refusal by the authorities to allow for fu lly integrated swimming at a ll levels in South Africa was part of a move to keep South African swimming as 'white* as p o s s ib le .
SAA^U^s request that both SAASU and SAASwiF s’hould jo in together and’feake joint approaches to whoever is concerned was also reject ed by SAASwiP. SAASwiF held that: (a) If SAASU as a white organisation failed to achieve tangible results from any representations it might have made, it would be naive to believe that the bringing together of a white organisation and a black organisation would help to change the minds of the white government;
(b) SAASU, even though it had claimed that it had three other- black organisations affiliated to if over the past five years, has shown no appreciable change in South Africcin swimming even with the joint efforts of these black organi s a t io n s :
(c) There was no gueirantee that even if some sort of a merger took place there would be any genuine mixed swimming - swim ming would continue to be held on racial lines and pools would continue to be res-tricted to certain groups of people because of their colour; in fact it would entrench the pre sent m ulti-national set up.
12. While SAASU pointed out that their "doors were open" for further discussion in the future, the meeting ended on the note that SAAS wiF could not enter into any further dialogue until they (SAASwiF) were completely satisfied on the swimming set up in South Africa.
13. SAASwiF is to advise FINA of the outcome of the joint meeting,
(sgd) Morgan Naidoo - President. March 16, 1979.
In view of the principles adhered to by the Federation eind in view of the committment by the white Union to the Country’s p o litical system it is hardly likely that the white Union cam contibute to the success of a joint meeting.
Sadly though, the Federation's President, Mr. Morgan Naidoo, whose bainning order expired at the end of October, 1978, nearly paid a high price for his work as a non-racial sports administra tor -'when shots were fired at his Durban home.
The Leader - 23/3/79 reporting the incident said:
"He lo&t ki6 job ai a. icJLumayi Miik a toAQZ tixiucK ioon a^teA he had announced kc6 fedenatLon'i decAMion to baeak taZki uiLth the uAite Unton (June J97Z) Hti poiipoAt m i taken amy when he apptied ion tins, tn- cluiton oi Vugoilaota io that he would attend the meet in g 0(5 the tntennattonal body which woi to dlicuii the South A^ntcan liiue (July 1973) Ma.Haldoo wai banned ^oA ^Ive yeoAi ioon a^ten. the Vugo- ila o la meeting had expelled the white union (Oct. 1973] A pentot bomb wai thAown at Ha.Naldoo'i coA cauilng iome damage ioo n a^teA h li Fedenatlon la id down ceAtaln con- dltlom be^oAe talki could be aeiumed with the white Union (Se p t.1976} And now thli lateit ihootlng Incident."
MR MOROAN NAIDOO Like several codes, swimmers are also having their problems with regard to-pools and ideal venues. Embarrassing moments were saved where Federation o fficia ls timeously intervened at venues, where Municipal o fficials began to harass swim mers - with the posting up of notices debcirring a ll swimmers from tedc- ing part in the same pool. These incidents took place at Durban.
The Cape Herald - 1 2/ 5 / 7 9 reported that "Pupils at a school in Port Elizabeth, in the Cape, can't get into the swim of things - because the Department of Community Development says so. Problems for the Holy Rosary Convent started when the school admitted black pupils. The Department says that only white pupils w ill be allowed.
At Durban Mr. Paddy McDowell, outgoing president of the white Natal Amateur Swimming Association, said that at last they w ill have the long awaited Olyji^iic pool to be provided by the Durban Corporation at a cost of R500,000 for construction in the 1980/81 financieil year.
SURFING
The World Surfriding championships was held in SA in 1 9 7 8 . SA participates in international surfriding c o m p e titio n s h e ld in the USA eind in H a w a ii.
We do not have a narional non-racial sxjrfriding association. A team of barefoot water skiers were invited from Belgium, Austria, France, Ireland, Germany, and the USA to compete at Haslemere Dam, near Ver- ulam. Natal and later in Benoni in the Transvaal dttring April, of this y e a r .
The Cape Times - May 79 - reports that two school boys from the Voel- v le i Yachting Club have been chosen to represent SA at the world 3rauth sealing qhan5>ionships in Italy this year. The boys are Kevin Webb eind Francois va der Leek.
The Hawaiian, Dane Kealoha, won the Gunston 500 competition when it was staged here during July of this year. I.C.horan, (Australia) M.Warren (Australia") Jim Banks (Australia) W. Bartholemew (Australia) and J. Carroll (Hawaii) also participated.
SOUTH AFRICAN PRIMARY SCHOOLS' SPORTS ASSOCIATION
I received two letters from the General Secretary, Mr. T.H. Daniels, of 4 Homeria Road, Belhau? Parow, in the Cape, euid both of them sought affiliatio n to the Council. Subsequently their representatives Messrs E.H. Yon, W.D. Hector auid Geerez attended oiar Port Elizabeth meeting at which their application was accepted On the 2 5 January 1979 a fttrther letter'was received from the same Secretary enquiring if their membership was eicce'pted, although their letter, does say "We understand that our application was successful." The letter also alleged that it did not receive any circulars, minutes, in fact nothing at a ll. On the 9 Pebniary, 1979 I forwarded to the same Secretary circulars, copies of past minutes etc. with request for affiliatio n fees — under regis tered cover. No reply has been received. The letter has not been returned. On the 1 5 June, 1979 I received a notice of its Biennial General meeting - at Kimberley - 2 / 7 / 7 9 . SQUASH
SA is a member of the International Squash Rackets Federation.
It was barred from participating in the 1 9 7 7 World championships held in Canada, eind an expulsion motion, introdiiced by Nigeria failed to receive the necessary two-thirds vote for passage.
At the request of the Australian M inister of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, Mr. Keller, to submit a report concerning the question of the SA*s playing in the individual chan5>ionships, Mr. Murray Day, Chciirman of the International squash Rackets Federation, visited SA and after having seen squash played at the Durban Nufield Squash Centre - a com mercial affair - reported favourably stating "I saw at those courts coloureds, blacks and whites playing with each other while in the chan ging rooms there were no signs of segregation. It is a con5> le t e ly different sport and has become M ulti-racial" Reported the New Zealand Herald 5/12/78. Nufield Centre is situated in an area proclaimed for ownership by members of the white group, ■ in terms of the Group Areas Act.
Mr. Tom Newnham, angered by the report, telephoned and I was able to forward t5 give him a detailed report on the squash played at that cen tre and te ll him that Mr. Day had not made any attempts to discuss this code with an3rane of our administrators w hilst Mr. Day was in this coun t r y .
South African, Jack Kan^iel, played against Englishman, Tony Gathercole, at Wqmberley in London during January of this year. (Citizen 9/2/79) Ian Robinson and John Le Lievre from UK completed against South Africans in July this year.
Geoff Hunt, Jonah Barrington, Cam Nancarrow, Ahmed Safwatt and*Roland Watson, a ll overseas pla}rers, took part in a championship held here du ring May and June - Hoofstad.
Indians were recently given the go ahead to play at tije Krugersdorp courts - provided they do not play at peak hours^ But Kempton Park Squash.officials said they had decided to bar blacks from usin^ their courts following a warning from the local town council that M ulti-racial squash was illeg al. (Cape Herald 2 1 / 7/ 7 9 )
Squash has in recent months been described as one of the fastest growing sports in the country, and this is certainly true in the Durban area, Vhere the drcunatic increase in the number of public courts has allowed the game to r e a l l y take o f f .
To ensure that the game be played on a sound-non-racial basis the Natal Squash Racquets Federation was formerly constituted during March of this year and Mr. Enver Motala is the President with Vl/s. P a u l D a v id and M. Govind serving as the first two Vice Presidents. Leader 23/3/79.
The Natal body has indicated to us that it is. setting in motion the for mation of a National non-racial organisation. SOCCER
The questicn eoooer playere and others are asking is'
WHV DIAS THE SASf EXPELIEP FROM SACOS:
To answer this a short explanation is neoessaxy; * The South African Soccer Federation (SASF) is a founder member of the South African Cduncit on Sport (SACOS). Up to June 1977j it adhered to the non-raaial principles of SACOS by, amongst others, rejecting dialogue with any racial org anisation. But by the end of 1977 some of its officials were openly violating this decision. The President, Normal Middleton and its Public Relations Officer, Abdul Bhamjee were holding talks with the racialistic white-controlled Football Association of South AFRica (RASA) and its professional wing, the National Football League. Through their actions they involved every soccer player and adninistrator in their sell out. * This sinister strategy lead to the infiltration of NFL clubs who wanted to form a multi-national super league while the sponsors dangled huge financial bait to "encourage" them. These clubs through their influoice tried to seize control of SASF and, failing which, to split and destroy it. * The reason for these negotiations is that the whites-only professional NFL was going bankrupt due to poor crowds and wanted to capture the ’black" gate to fill their grounds and coffers. They hope to ride into international recognition and oonpetition, by FIFA on the backs of the "blacks". Their new strategy was to use "black" stooges to do their dirty work. * The racial NFL clubs were allowed to join SASF without disbanding the NFL or FASA organisations. The ever-conciliatory FPL gave the former NFL clubs a period of grace until 31 March '78 to withdraw its amateur section and Juniors from white-controlled FASA. This demand was not met by the former NFL clubs. On the 4 March 1978 PASA announced that it would not disband nor align itself with SASF, * Formerly forbidden venues of these racial bodies in "white group areas" were used Under permit end given a semblance of respectability. The Double Standard resolution of SACVS was blatantly violated by allowing sportsmen involved in racial sport to participate. ^ The object of these negotiations was to bolster the financial position of the professional clubs and officials. This was done at the expense of tens of thousands of ordinary decent amateur players who were blatantly ignored and their sacrifices for non-racialism in soccer abused. * The complete insincerity cjf the NFL clubs was really displayed when their gates dropped. Clubs like Cape Town City and Hellenic irmorally abandoned the SASF. This clearly showed that they did not join SASF because of non-raaial principle but merely for money. Their earlier loud praises and flattery of SASF "expertise" when they joined were now replaced by vicious attacks on "confused and poor administrators". They threatened and eventually defected in order to create According to a newspaper report - Fifa, the international body con trolling soccer is to get a report on the game in South Africa from the President of the SA Soccer Federation, Mr. Norman Middleton - Evening Post 31/3/78. For the first time since Mr. Middleton took office to lead the SASF his re-election as President of the SASP was opposed. Mr. Middleton was elected with a handful of votes. A few days after the SASF July 1978 annual general meeting at Cape Town representatives from both the Federation and the Council met in Cape Town and again in Port Elizabeth. But failed to attend the Octo ber meeting held in Johannesburg, where, the membership of the SASF was terminated most reluctantly. Although the SASF at a ll times stated that it was opposed to dialogue, its President Mr. Norman Middleton, in a letter, dd 13/11/78, appealing to the Units conqirising the SASF, said :- "Needless for me to say that I do not think that tliis resolu tion is in the good'interest of our Federation. With this in nd-ud, I now make this appeal to a ll our affiliates to give this resolution another look and a second thought". This letter of appeal was unacceptable to some of the affiliates and SASP o fficials, Mr. Geo Singh the HLVP of the SASF in a letter to SASP members deplored the action by the SASP President and called on them to carefully consider a meeting that was convened in Johannesburg on 9 / 1 2 / 7 8 where it was. reported that the NPSL and others were to be pre sent. As some of the SASP members who were not in agreement threatened to obtain a Order restraining the SASF from holding that meeting. Subsequently it was- caincelled. The P o st 1 2 / 1 / 7 9 reported that nn angry Norman Middleton yesterday las hed out at SACOS and accused it of motivating the cancellation of to morrow's SASF meeting for Johannesburg. The SASF subsequently-inet in Johannesburg emd having discussed its re lationship with SACOS, in a letter to us dd 13/2/79 said : "There is a body of opinion which strongly believes that no useful purpose w ill be served by SASF being a member of SACOS, especially in the light of the manner in which the SASF was expelled, and that Federation should only get back into SACOS when it, SACOS, rescinded the resolution to expel Federation ( 1 5 . 1 0 . 7 8 ). The second group is of the view that Federation shoiild remain a part of SACOS as the Federation was the organisation res ponsible for giving birth to SACOS. The view expressed was that something was wrong w ithin SACOS itse lf and therefore the SASF should remain in SACOS to put right whatever was wrong therein. The meeting eventually resolved that the cabinet o fficials of Federa tion meet with the cabinet o fficials of SACOS to discuss the Federa tion's relationship with SACOS before the meeting of SACOS on 10/3/79. The date of this meeting between SACOS and SASF can be mutually agreed upon." (Sgd.) D. Ramlall. Gen. Secretary. In view of our meeting convened for the 10 March, 1979 I requested that its delegation meet us on the eve of the meeting. They did. Re grettably the President, Mr. Norman Middleton, the Vice Presidents, Messrs. J. Conco and Babs Sithapersadh, D. Ramlall, and S.K. Chetty and the President of the SASF Pro League did not agree to attend the SACOS meeting the following day. The meeting was held at the residence of Mr. Geo Singh, where Mr. Hassan Howa, the President, Mr. Frank Vein Der Horst, Vice President and I were present. The following day we received a letter from the SASF which read: "After considering a ll the points raised at that meeting the o fficials of SASF have decided to report back to the Council which is meeting in Port Elizabeth on Sat. the 17th instant. This letter serves to inform 3TOu that after due considera tion of the matter, a fiirther communication w ill be addressed to yo u . However, I should like to place on record the following p o in t s : - (a) that Federation is in agreement in principle with SACOS on the double standards issue. In fact, at its Coimcil meeting in Bast London on 1 4 /IO / 7 8 it was unanimously agreed that the resolution on double standards as adopted by SACOS be inqjlemented by the units of SASF. But some of our units have informed Federation they are experiencing certain difficulties in trying to inplement the resolu tion. However, the matter is being sincerely attended to. (b) that the SASF is opposed to dialogue with racial soccer b o d ie s ." (Sgd.) D. Ramlall. Gen. Secretaiy. The SASF on the 1 0 / 2 / 7 9 resolved: "That as a first step invitation be extended to Mr. G. Thabe (President SANFA) and the SANFA Executive to address a meeting of the units of Federation". After the refusal of the SASF to attend the March SACOS meeting at Durban the 12000 strong Southern Natal Soccer Board issued an ultimatum to the Federation to explain fu lly within 30 days its strained sporting rift with SACOS. The bold decision which gained majority support was taken at the soccer Board's crucial Council meeting in Durban during- May of this year. In the meantime according to the Rand Daily Mail - 26/5/79 George Thabe president of both the Football Council of SA and SANFA had said that the power and goodwork of the Football Council of SA has "at last" been noted by the government. The achievements of the FCSA, according to Thabe w ill see South African Soccer back into the International arena. But writing in the Muslim News Abe Adams says: "George Thabe, naively and tragically, sees nothing at a ll that can now stand in the way of FIFA granting membership to the Football Council of South Africa unless it is only p o l i t i c s . This must siirely be a most naive statement by a soccer ad m inistrator especially one who could not even gain admission as an observer to the FIFA congress at Buenos Aires last year. In the lobbies of soccer power at international level Thabe and others were told in no uncertain terms that membership to FIFA can only be affiliatio n to the FCSA. But this is a ll so meaningless if one considers the FIFA statutes, which clearly states that membership w ill not be granted to a country which practices racial discrimination or indeed discrimination against any of its citizens on any b a s is . Mr. Thabe might as well be reminded that South Africa was kept out of FIFA by representations made by the South African Soc cer Federation and to the best of my knowledge the SASF is not a member o f FCSA. The claim by George Thabe that the Football Council of South ' Africa represents all soccer in South Africa is totally groun dless. At least forty thousand amateiir soccer players in South Africa au?e not remotely connected to his Council." The Citizen stated that the FIFA is w illing to give special dispensation to its Southern African member countries sharing borders witVi SA to play against SA teams, according to Mr. Ntso Modsie the Jormer General Man ager of the NPSL but the Swaziland Minister for Sport aind Culture in a cable to our London offices stated that the Government w ill not permit the proposed Kaiser Chief's match with Swaziland teams and that it was o fficially cancelled. Angry Leister City fans pelted former world cup football star Eusebio with m issiles at the rand stadium reported Sunday Tribune 1 6 / 4 / 7 8 . The Rand Daily Mail - 23/5/78 said George Thabe president of SANFA, Tso Modise former General Manager NPSL, Ian Taylor, President FASA, Monty Shapiro, NPSL member Dudley Zagnoev, FASA's Secretary, were "All Aboard for the futile FIFA jByride". NPSL O fficials, desperately seeking a way of keeping ir> touch with in ternational soccer, have been holding secret negotiations in Buenos Aires with representatives of the Uruguayan University team for a tour of SA.-Rand Daily Mail 15/6/78 When ve heard of Viviein Granger's plcin to invite a top FIFA o fficial to v isit SA ve forwarded the following cable to the President of FIFA, Jaova Havelange Esq. "Viviein Granger's representation on behalf of unnamed South African Organisation to invite top FIFA O fficial and his feimily on Teix free einnual salary of R20,000 to solve South African football problems is unnecessary uncalled for and would be an embarresment to FIFA. Not until white soccer fraternity spontaneously and freely changes to a truly non-racial concept to accept its black counterpart as equals and not until a ll the laws and res trictive measiures that preclude and prevent a ll soccerites from playing together are removed from the statute Book w ill ve have truly non-racial soccer. FIFA's top o fficials cannot do this only South Africans can. Kindly acknowledge. (Sgd.) M.N. Father - Secretary SAGOS. The Mayor of Amanzimtoti Mr. Keith Rolling said "At this stage I would not like to see hordes of blacks running around Hutchinson Park", in Amanzimtoti, "mixing with the hundreds of white children who use the sports fields. The South African Olympic and National Games Association is in a dileiiir- ma. They are faced with a king size problem as to which of the two na tional soccer bodies to recognise - their old ciffiliates. The Football Association of South Africa ( f ASA) or the new appliccints, the Football Council of South Africa (FCSA). The President of SAONGA, Mr. Rudolf Opperman, said "the body which we w ill recognise is the one recognised by that sport". Rand Daily Mail 9/5/79. Negotiations to bring a Brazilian soccer team to South Africa to play a munber of matches were terminated before it got under way. - Afrosport. The Vereeninging City Council (Trainsvaal) decided that only 50 blacks — including players and o fficials can enter the white Dick Fourie stadium to watch soccer. Ironically, Vereeninging falls in the constituency of the former M inister of Sport, Mr. F.W. de Klerk, who recently told the world that sport is normal in this country - Cape Herald 1 2 / 5 / 7 9 SACOS protested to FIFA via London on the arrival of a Portuguese soc cer squad to this country during July of this year. Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates cind'National Professional Soccer League Mcuiagement Committees are to be special guests of the SA Defence Force at the Lenz Battalion base today. The teams and o fficials w ill be taken on a tour of the base eind have lunch with army chiefs. Transvaal Post 2 5 / 7 / 7 9 . The so-called "Bobby Charlton A ll-star soccer team" did not have a per mit to admit blacks and so the former international soccer players who rubbed shoulders with a ll types of nationalities a ll over the world could not have the pleasure of their black presence — at a Johannesburg H o te l - M uslim News 2 7 /7 /7 9 . Copy of letter from Vivian Granger to the Secretary General of SCSA dd 31/7/78 reads as follows; FOOTBALL LEAGUE VOETBALLIGA C W m w : O J. HUriit. V«c» 318t July, 1978. Mr. J.C. Ganga Secratary General Sepreae Council for Sport in Africa Box 1363 Yaounde CAMEBDONS Dear Hr. Qanga You will recall that on the telephone after our meeting at the Sheraton Hotel in Buenos Aires 1 promised to send you a cutting of t}ie report read to ypu over the telephone and which I sent back to the Johannesburg Star. It was a pleasure to meet you in B.A. even though we did not see eye to Aye on.all matters. However, I do sincerely hope that we shall meet again and have further discussions. I am doing best to get the Government to give Norman Middleton a IMLBsport so that he can come and see you. k ban on South Africa cannot last forever, particularly now that mixed sport is here sind apartheid has disappeared so quickly and as I said in B.A. we eeu'nastly hope that you will help, us to take part in World Tootball once again. Ve have been out for 16 years which is a long time. Anyway, I do hope that we shall meet again soon. Hind regards. Yours sincerely V.H. GRANGER CHAIRMAN. (Also correspondent for the Johannesburg Star.) 124 SAB With regard to the Amount of sponsorship given by Datsun Nisan to the SASP during the past fev 3^ars we have not received a report from the Federation which had promised to do so so that we may forward same to Mr. Ramsamy for him to pursue the question of sponsorship. According to the leading article appearing in the Leader dd 2 0 / 7 / 7 9 the role of Mr. Norman Middleton, the President of the SASP, and Mr. Ashwin Trikcimjee, the President of the SASP Pro. League, in the non- racial sports struggle has been questioned by three Durban Community organisations which have embarked on a campaign calling for the resig nation of the said soccer o fficials. The organisations are the Auster- v ille Action Committee, Chatsworth Community Project and the Powerful Merewent Ex-Students* Society. The article continues "but Mr. Middle- ton the politician continues to overstay his presence in the ethnic council for unfathomable reasons, and Middleton, the non-racial sports administrator, has been chiefly responsible for having steered the Fed eration on a collision course...." Mr. Trickamjee comes in for attack for the manner in which the PPL Sponsorship issue was tackled. Mr. Trickamjee publicly stated that he sought the services of Mr. J.N. Reddy of the SAIC to obtain the FPL sponsorship. The International Football Federation FIFA expelled SA when the Con gress met in Montreal on 15 July, 1976. 78 votes were cast in favour of the motion and 9 against. SOUTH AFRICAN SENIOR SCHOOLS' SPORTS ASSOCIATION At its recent meeting held at Durban, the presidency of the Associa tion has been conferred upon Mr. J. Heradien, of Worcester, in the Cape Province whose two year office w ill expire during 1981. The former President, Mr. H.C.C. Hendricks and Miss Mahomed, his former Secretary, referring to the relationship with the several codes with which they enjoy fu ll and associate membership said : "The SOUTH AFRICAN SENIOR SCHOOLS’ SPORTS ASSOCIATION has always taken a firm stand on the principle of NON RACIALISM in sport cind its affiliates have successfully resisted overtures to become involved in ’normal* sport or in the machinations of sports organisations giving credibility to the new dispensation in sport. It is heartening to note that by-and-large the member of SASSSA are free of the naivety of the groups who support the ’fighting-from -within’ practice, with comfortable financial and other rewards. We feel, however, that greater assistance should be given by SENIOR non-racial sports codes in areas where our or ganisation is fighting a relatively lone battle though with a considerable measure of 'success. Here we refer more specifically to the Boland, South Cape and North East Cape areas. The Caledon area and large areas of the South Cape are s till in the folds of reactionary Senior Sports Organisations. O'Ur orgainisation enjoys membership of nearly a ll affiliates of SACOS, in some cases FULL and in others ASSOCIATE mem bership and we are glad to say that more of the non-racieil senior code bodies are throwing their fu ll weight behind our efforts to achieve -true non-racialism. Our organisa tion fu lly supports the view that there cai. be no normal sport in an abnormal society. " SOUTH AFRICAN OLYMPIC AND NATIONAL GAf€S ASSOCIATION There has been an exchange in correspondence be'tween Mr. R.W.J.Opper- man. President of the SA Olympic and National Games Association, and ourselves. Mr. Opperman had ■written letters to the various o fficials of our Council euid to the o fficials of SAN-ROC with a request for con vening a meeting. Mr. Opperman believes and I quote from his letter dd 9/3/'1979 : "In reply to your question whether the policy of the Government to separate the races would not prevent truly non-racial sports codes, it is no longer a matter of opinion with me. I have experienced over a wide field that normal sport can, in fact, prosper in an 'abnormal’ S o c ie t y " . I received an invitation from a Mr. 0. Areborn Chairman of the Inter national Liaison Committee who indicated that two of the Committee's aims were : The International Liaison Committee (ILC) is a non-govern mental non-political action committee of the SA Olympic & National Games Association (SAONGA) representing a ll spor ting bodies affiliated to that body and the SA Sports Fede r a t io n . The ILC has the task of conveying to the world the factual position of sport in SA, and of promoting fu ll and equal participation for a ll South Africa's sportsmen, here and abroad - regardless of race colour or creed. I did not respond to the invitation as the ILC is an off-shoot of the SAONGA. SPONSORSHIP The Cape Times - 26/1/79 reported that the former Minister of Sport, Mr. F.W. de Klerk, attended a stormy meeting of the SA Olympic & National Games Association where a number of sporting bodies alleged that the Dept, was starving them of funds and thus hampering them from keeping pace with international sport. The Government had also failed to pro vide sufficient sporting facilities they claimed. The Dept, had in many instances provided grants to sporting bodies which was only a frac tion of the amounts they had asked for, speakers said. The Minister, defending, his department and its o fficials, said: "They deserve praise rather than critism from the sporting community" The amount of money spent by the government for white sport is included in this report on pages 68 to 78 Kronenbrau 1 308 sponsors squash and the Banbury Trophy is the only national squash competition with the emphasis on club competition for Whites only. Computer Sciences of Johannesburg - according to the Citizen has given Rl5,000 to boost professional squash in SA. (February 1979) Plus three other tournaments of E5,000 each for Durban, Cape Town euid Pretoria. Chloride of SA (SA Digest 1/6/79) has given El 5,000 to the SA Open Squash championships to be held in Johannesburg. Standard Bank, regarded as the biggest sponsors for squash have increa sed their sponsorship from E43,500 to E^5,000 - Eand Daily Mail 24/5/78. Kroenenbrau - 1308 gave El 5,000 for university rugby in Natal - Daily News 1 6/ 5/ 7 9 . Nashua photocopiers - donated E35,000 to tennis when played at the Por tuguese Hall - July 26-28 - men's junior indoor (Daily News 15/5/79) The SA Open - white golf - is sponsored jointly by yellow pages and the British Airways to the tune of E65,000 - an increase of E20,000 on last year - championship due at Houghton, Johannesburg - from December 5 to 8 of this year. Mercury 14/7/79. Other Golf sponsorships - E l05,000 Lexington PGA at the Wanderers, Ri 05,000 Kronenbrau Masters at Milnerton, both in November, E100,000 Sun City Classic at Sol Kersner's new hotel near Eustenburg in December and the E46,000 Holidays Inns in February of next year - Daily News - 13/ 7 / 7 9 . Mr. De V illie rs, a former Johannesburg West member of Parliament in the House of Assembly, last year, said the SA Breweries topped the lis t with R600.000. Inter Continental Breweries E500,000 Datsun E400,000. Gen eral Motors E350,000 and the Citizen Newspaper E200.00. McNames the furnitiu?e retailers sponsored the Bowling tournament played in Durban on the 28 and 29 July. The South African Permanent Building Society sponsored the University of Pretoria team at the SA Universities baseball tournament at Cape Town - May 7 9 . The Society supplied wind cheaters, T-Shirts and togs, bags Which, in the word of the organisers, "Made Tukkies feel like a team and look like a team". - The Perm Pyramid - June 1979 The Holiday-Inns Hotel Chain, an American based Company, is one of the two sponsors that has agreed to sponsor cricketers from Britain and from other countries to play a series of matches in South Africa. According to a news report some players have been offered as much as R6,800 each to play in this country. The Manager of the Southern Suns Group of Hotels, Mr.Sol Kerzner, who has a contract with Promoter Bob Arum is pouring thousands of rands-as sponsorship - for the Gerrie Coetze - John Tate bout to come about. SACOS is to probe into the matter of sponsorship and in view of the several discuss ions we have had previously, it would be in our interest to appoint a small committee to collate as much information as possible so as to establish the amount of money that is being made available for sport - racial and non-racial. 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