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Narratives About South Africa’s Black Athletes Need to Be Reclaimed and Retold
Take the case of weightlifting and the story of Milo Pillay and his protege, William Ronald Eland, known as Ron.
A fair amount has been written by academics about the history of black cricket, rugby and soccer in South Africa. These writings have given voice to sportsmen and women who were made invisible during the eras of colonialism and apartheid – and even today, after the end of formal apartheid. Such work charts a way forward for creating more decolonised perspectives about the role of black people in South African sports.