- Robert Sobukwe, the banned leader the Pan Africanist Congress, who was invited by the Liberian government to attend the inauguration of President William Tolbert in Monrovia, was refused permission to go by the Minister of Justice Mr Kruger. In terms of his banning order under the Suppression of Communism Act, Mr Sobukwe cannot leave the magisterial district of Kimberley without permission. No reasons for the refusal were given.
- Mr M.N. Pather, secretary of the non-racial South African Council of Sport, and his 18-year old son Koosalen, who applied for passports in June 1975 to travel to England, were told in September that their applications had been refused. Mr Pather is also secretary of the non-racial Southern African Lawn Tennis Union and vice-president of the South African Soccer Federation. His son had wanted to study veterinary science in England.
- Dr Carl Helberg, an official of the Lutheran World Federation, who has visited Southern Africa seven times since 1966, was refused a visa to come to Johannesburg for the constituent meeting of a new black African Lutheran Church.
- Dr Jurgen Moltmann, a leading theologian who lectures at Tubingen University in the Federal Republic of Germany, and who wished to make a 3-week tour of South Africa at the invitation of the South African Council of Churches, has been refused a visa by the government.
- Jeremy Taylor, South African-born satirist and songwriter now living in Britain, who had intended to tour South Africa with Spike Milligan, was refused a work permit by the Department of the Interior.
Issue 03 · article
Passport & Visa Refusals
A list of individuals who have been refused passports or visas by the South African government.
