the results included Cause_to_be_included embarrassing the british government ; replacing Change_of_leadership cecil rhodes as premier of the cape colony ; strengthening Cause_change_of_strength afrikaner dominance of the transvaal and its gold mines ; helping start Process_start the anglo-boer war ( unk ) ; and ultimately it was a factor in imposing apartheid Hindering in the union of south africa .

While never granted Giving refugee status they were technically allowed Preventing_or_letting to settle in the bantustans or black homelands created Creating during the apartheid system .

South Africa 's application was opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act by the leaders of African states under black majority rule , as well as Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru , Malaya 's Tunku Abdul Rahman , and the other non-white Commonwealth countries as well as Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker due to South Africa 's policy of apartheid .

Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker proposed Creating that South Africa only be re-admitted Judgment_communication if it joined Becoming_a_member other states in condemning Judgment_communication apartheid in principle .

The country 's apartheid government devoted Expend_resource considerable effort towards presenting Presence the war as part of a containment programme against regional Soviet expansionism and used Using it to stoke Convincing public anti-communist sentiment .

Malaya 's prime minister , Tunku Abdul Rahman and his government vigorously opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act the apartheid policies of South Africa and , with the support Supporting of Pakistan , India and Ghana , demanded Request that the issue be addressed Resolve_problem by the Commonwealth .

The XV Commonwealth Games ( French : `` XV Jeux du Commonwealth '' ) marked Recording South Africa 's return to the Commonwealth Games following the apartheid era , and over 30 years since the country last competed Competition in the Games in 1958 .