A Group Areas Amendment Bill, introduced on 7 March 1982 and enacted on 21 April, maintained the existing commitment to the principle of separate residential areas, schools and amenities for different races, but excluded sports venues from its provisions. It is assumed that this step was taken in an effort to ease restrictions on participation of South African sportsmen in international games.
eventREF E-0012482Revised
21 April 1982
New Group Areas Amendment Bill excludes sports
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 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.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). New Group Areas Amendment Bill excludes sports. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012482
South African History Online (2011) 'New Group Areas Amendment Bill excludes sports', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012482 (Accessed: 13 October 2026).
South African History Online, New Group Areas Amendment Bill excludes sports [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012482, (accessed 13 October 2026).
"New Group Areas Amendment Bill excludes sports." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012482. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "New Group Areas Amendment Bill excludes sports." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012482.
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