AHC: Have the country of South Africa contain all of Southern Africa

The challenge is to have one country in all of Southern Africa. At minimum it has to be these countries: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland. Preferably it would include these countries:
Angola Botswana Democratic Republic of the Congo Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Swaziland Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe

It needs to have at least the same economy, democracy and level of human rights as modern South Africa (ie NO DRAKA). Preferably it would be equal to the UK or the US. For religion it has to be completely secular with full separation of church and state and there should be no major secessionist movements.
 
1) Britain ignores native opposition to join the Bechuanaland Protectorate, Basutoland and Swaziland to the Union of South Africa in 1909 or somewhat later

2) Southern Rhodesia votes to join SA in 1922 (OTL it was 40% in favour, so very little needs to change). Britain could extend this referendum to Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland as well, or just lump them all in together willy-nilly

3) When the LoN is no longer effective, SA incorporate their Mandate of South-West Africa into the main country, more or less as OTL, but with international recognition and no sanctions, presumably because the preponderance of blacks in Rhodesia butterflies demographic background to Apartheid.

4) South African invasions of Angola and Mozambique during the huge civil wars they had come off successfully and the former Portuguese colonies are integrated because the UN sees that they sure as hell can't manage on their own.

The whole thing would obviously be a confederation of some sort.
 
also the following (had to use google, as the site search function wouldn't work for me today).
Larger Republic of South Africa? - Alternate History Discussion Board

www.alternatehistory.com/.../showthread.ph...Alternate History Discussion


Jun 14, 2012 - 5 posts - ‎4 authors
So, I know that changing borders on modern African nations are about as rare as unicorn eggs, but I'm curious as to how plausible it would be ...

Bigger South Africa. - Alternate History Discussion Board

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Dec 5, 2009 - 9 posts - ‎6 authors
What if South Africa took in Namibia proper and all the other proposed additions-Lesthoso, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mawali, Botswana, and ...

Alternate South Africa - Alternate History Discussion Board

www.alternatehistory.com/.../showthread.ph...Alternate History Discussion


Mar 31, 2010 - 20 posts - ‎9 authors
Alternate South Africa Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900. ... I would imagine there's a desire to federate everything into one large entity.

AH Challenge: Greater South Africa - Alternate History Discussion ...

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Sep 25, 2005 - 9 posts - ‎4 authors
How do you get THIS South Africa by the year 2005? Other info- .... A much larger South Africa could have occurred through a series of events.

The 9 provinces of South Africa - Alternate History Discussion Board

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Apr 18, 2007 - 4 posts - ‎3 authors
WI the Union of South Africa had annexed Southern Rhodesia, the ... The larger white population (in 1970 Southern Rhodesia counted 275,000 ...

Apartheid Superpower 6.0 - Alternate History Discussion Board

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Feb 7, 2010 - 20 posts - ‎8 authors
Total initial number of settlers in South Africa is 5,000. .... The Portuguese army isn't much larger and the Afrikaners' ferocity carries the day.
 
1) Britain ignores native opposition to join the Bechuanaland Protectorate, Basutoland and Swaziland to the Union of South Africa in 1909 or somewhat later

2) Southern Rhodesia votes to join SA in 1922 (OTL it was 40% in favour, so very little needs to change). Britain could extend this referendum to Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland as well, or just lump them all in together willy-nilly

3) When the LoN is no longer effective, SA incorporate their Mandate of South-West Africa into the main country, more or less as OTL, but with international recognition and no sanctions, presumably because the preponderance of blacks in Rhodesia butterflies demographic background to Apartheid.

4) South African invasions of Angola and Mozambique during the huge civil wars they had come off successfully and the former Portuguese colonies are integrated because the UN sees that they sure as hell can't manage on their own.

The whole thing would obviously be a confederation of some sort.
This.

Also, it's theoretically possible that Portugal might sell off Angola and Mozambique, once they've realized that they've lost the wars there, or are about to.

Madagascar, Mauritius, the Seychelles, Zaire and Tanzania are IMO beyond any reasonable expansion.
 
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