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Minister promises relaxation of apartheid rules and elimination of racial segregation in sports

Minister promises relaxation of apartheid rules and elimination of racial segregation in sports

Date
14 Oct 1974
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Minister promises relaxation of apartheid rules and elimination of racial segregation in sports

The Minister of Sport, Piet Koornhof, announced a relaxation of apartheid rules for sport and declared that the government is working towards eliminating racial discrimination in the selection of contestants for international events. South Africa was once excluded from participating in international games because of its segregation policies. It was reinstated in the early 1990s, where it staged and won the Rugby World Cup in 1995. The former Minister of  Cooperation and  Development in the early 1980s was in charge of forced removals. Many would remember Koornhof by what he once said. In justifying the government’s decision to relocate many rural communities Koornhof declared that “ the resettlement of black people is resorted to in order to ensure their national unity, to protect their ethnic and political interests, and to improve their living conditions and standard of life.” In a surprise move, Koornhof joined the African National Congress (ANC) in November 2001.

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  1. 01Mail&Guardian, (2007), ‘Apartheid-era minister Piet Koornhof dead at 82’, 13 November, [online], available at www.mg.co.za (Accessed: 17 September 2012)
  2. 02Telegraph,' Piet Koornhof ',[online],Available at www.telegraph.co.uk[Accessed: 09 October 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, October 10). Minister promises relaxation of apartheid rules and elimination of racial segregation in sports. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093788

South African History Online (2012) 'Minister promises relaxation of apartheid rules and elimination of racial segregation in sports', South African History Online, 10 October. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093788 (Accessed: 28 August 2026).

South African History Online, Minister promises relaxation of apartheid rules and elimination of racial segregation in sports [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093788, (accessed 28 August 2026).

"Minister promises relaxation of apartheid rules and elimination of racial segregation in sports." South African History Online, 10 Oct. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093788. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Minister promises relaxation of apartheid rules and elimination of racial segregation in sports." South African History Online. October 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093788.

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