A State Presidential Proclamation widening the Group Areas Act preventing multi-racial sport

Date: 5 Oct 1973
Updated: 20 Jul 2026

A State Presidential Proclamation, widening powers of the Group Areas Act, is published in a bid to prevent multi-racial matches at Pietermaritzburg's Aurora Cricket Club.

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01Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood.

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South African History Online. (2012, August 27). A State Presidential Proclamation widening the Group Areas Act preventing multi-racial sport. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092040

South African History Online (2012) 'A State Presidential Proclamation widening the Group Areas Act preventing multi-racial sport', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092040 (Accessed: 9 August 2026).

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"A State Presidential Proclamation widening the Group Areas Act preventing multi-racial sport." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092040. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "A State Presidential Proclamation widening the Group Areas Act preventing multi-racial sport." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092040.