▁Mind ▁Sports ▁South ▁Africa ▁was ▁formally ▁constit uted ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁that ▁the ▁M SS A ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁NO C SA ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁that ▁the ▁M SS A ▁became ▁affili ated ▁to ▁the ▁Confeder ation ▁of ▁South ▁African ▁Sports ▁Confeder ation ▁( CO S AS ). ▁ ▁The ▁M SS A ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁that ▁encourag ed ▁unity ▁during ▁the ▁apart heid ▁era , ▁and ▁thus ▁voted ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁un ifying ▁of ▁sport . ▁As ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁National ▁Feder ations , ▁the ▁National ▁Sports ▁Council ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁was ▁immediately ▁accepted ▁as ▁a ▁full ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁body . ▁Upon ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁NS C ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁M SS A ▁played ▁its ▁part ▁in ▁supporting ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Sports ▁Commission ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Once ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Sports ▁Commission ▁was ▁formed ▁( by ▁Act ▁of ▁Parliament ) ▁the ▁M SS A ▁again ▁was ▁accepted ▁as ▁a ▁full ▁member . ▁Even ▁when ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Sport ▁and ▁Rec re ation ▁saw ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁ask ▁Parliament ▁to ▁am end ▁the ▁Sports ▁and ▁Rec re ation ▁Act ▁( number 1 1 0 ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 8 ),