Natal Secedes in 1961

In 1961, Natal considered seceding from South Africa following the Union declaring itself a republic.

What if Natal had seceded?

Might the US be forced to choose between Natal and South Africa?
 
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There was a proposal to link up with Rhodesia. Natal was pro english, if it did succeed, it might give a larger role to the Indian community. The United party was in favor of the union against the republic
 
Sir Roy welesney felt the Afrikaners would not pay head to the slightly more relaxed racial politics of the English. Rhodesia gave a limited number of educated and or wealthy Africans the vote beginning in 1923. By 1960, the Africans could vote for whites coloureds, and Indians, The next year they would able to vote for their own people.
 
I actually have a book somewhere, written in the 1960s I think, which is a tongue-in-cheek look at if Natal seceded. It's called The Day Natal Took Off by Anthony Delius.

Still haven't got around to reading it, it's lost somewhere in my 'to-be-read' pile.
 
My understanding is Natal would have given the franchise to all mixed-race and asian persons as well as whites and gradually moved towards the Rhodesian style with regards to franchising Africans.

They'd likely be more open to immigration than South Africa historically was. Maybe all those Portguese emigrants from Mozambique and Angola would make their way to Natal here.

KwaZulu-Natal has strong parallelism with Zimbabwe-Rhodesia.
 
Verwoerd didn’t want to. Unity between Afrikaner and Englishmen Erasmus the justice minister recommended letting natal bail.. The United party desires greater provincial autonomy, and carrots for the loyal Africans.
 
Up leaders Marius steyn and sir divillars graaf, advocated a relaxation of the pass laws and represention by whites for Africans.
 
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