During Apartheid, South Africa was expelled from many international sporting bodies. On 23 March, 1970, South Africa was banned from the Davis Cup - the largest international tennis event. In 1973 South Africa was briefly reinstated into the competition, only to be banned again in 1978. With the end of Apartheid, the country was again reinstated into the Davis Cup as well as many other international sporting bodies and tournaments.
eventREF E-0097231Revised
23 March 1970
South Africa is banned from competing in the Davis Cup, because of its Apartheid policy in sport.
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01ANC, United Nations, India and Boycott of Apartheid Sport, from African National Congress, [online], Available at www.anc.org.za [Accessed: 06 March 2014]
- 02The Davis cup, Davis Cup History, from Davis Cup, [online], Available at www.daviscup.com [Accessed: 06 March 2014]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2014, March 20). South Africa is banned from competing in the Davis Cup, because of its Apartheid policy in sport.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097231
South African History Online (2014) 'South Africa is banned from competing in the Davis Cup, because of its Apartheid policy in sport.', South African History Online, 20 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097231 (Accessed: 27 October 2026).
South African History Online, South Africa is banned from competing in the Davis Cup, because of its Apartheid policy in sport. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097231, (accessed 27 October 2026).
"South Africa is banned from competing in the Davis Cup, because of its Apartheid policy in sport.." South African History Online, 20 Mar. 2014, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097231. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "South Africa is banned from competing in the Davis Cup, because of its Apartheid policy in sport.." South African History Online. March 20, 2014. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097231.
Also on 23 March
- 1923South African football legend Steve Mokone is born 23 March 1923
- 1952Chief Cyprian Zulu warns his people not to participate in the Defiance Campaign
- 1966South African Communist Party leader Abram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of communism
- 1992NP presents its revised constitutional proposals
- 1993Prof. Hudson Ntsanwisi, former Chief Minister of Gazankulu, dies in Johannesburg
- 1994Government withdraws ten police officers from service
- 2005About 130 people are reported drowned or missing when a Nigerian boat capsizes along the coast Cameroon
- 2020President Cyril Ramaphosa calls for national lockdown for 21 days in South Africa
Search events by date
This day in history
What happened on your birthday?
SAHO is free because readers fund it. Donate →