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**Colony of South Africa**

Established as the Cape Colony after being taken from the Dutch in the early 19th century by Britain it has seen major expansions throughout the centuries against native populations. During the Great Treks starting in 1835 leading to Boer Republics being formed to the North East and fleeing of Boers to Namibia to create a substantial Afrikaner population, this in turn brought a disastrous fate to the Boer Republics when Britain invaded soon after their discoveries of vast natural deposits of gold and diamonds where a minuscule population could do naught but pepper British forces in small guerrilla style attacks only lasting 3 years at most. Forcing the region to become further and further anglicized after the Xhosa famines in the 1850s, fewer purely boer cities and victory over the Zulus the Empire had sent and grown enough of a population to silence the native majorities of the lands.

Under British colonial rule only bitterness grew against the British for their treatment of citizens, the Boers venomously remembering how the farms and mines that they had created were taken by Britain as well as the Zulus and Xhosa for their once great kingdoms reduced to unrecognized provinces under the British boot. Now finally tensions rise once more as the world modernizes, small bands of anti-colonialists who remember being told stories of life without the British commit operations and dealings under the nose of their Subjugating overlords. Sides are being taken, espionage committed and treason punished as South African diamonds, gold, platinum, coal and copper remain under solid British control despite the call of workers and civilians alike who yearn for greater representation and cultural freedoms.

### Political Turmoil

Currently the nation is split between four ideas, mostly alienated by one another by ethnicity and culture

1. The United Front
2. Inkatha Freedom Fighters
3. African National Congress
4. British Loyalists

The United Front

A predominantly Afrikaner organisation, hellbent on reforming the Boere Republics against Britain. The lack of further wars after the first Anglo-Boer wars leading to a naturally narcissistic outlook on their position. Dealing mostly with the Afrikaner sympathizers in Dutch Namibia who see it as a quick way to earn an income and become more influential in the Southern African stage. The militant Far-Right ideology of this party see that overcoming the short term obstacles in any way is far more preferable to biding time and planning for the long run. The majority of this group is made by Boers and English civilians who have their own goals objected to the crown in mind.

Inkatha Freedom Fighters

The allies of the UF by virtue of common enemy, the IFF is a right-wing militant Zulu dominated party who similarly wish to see their old lands restored with autonomy. Often working hand-in-hand with the UF to accomplish espionage, train militia members and take forceful actions whenever possible the party is also forced into the shadows for its harsh strategy.

African National Congress

The ANC is easily the most pacifistic of the current freedom parties at play. Communist and diplomatic this party makes itself present through stalwart peaceful protests, speeches and rallies as it strives for a socially equal and economically free South Africa where it can nationalize its own factories, control its own resources and become a contributing force to the political and social awakening of a free Africa. The strategy behind this party is proven by the fact it holds members of all race in a variety of numbers from British and Afrikaner sympathizers to the Multiracial mostly Non-Zulu civilians.

British Loyalists

As the name would imply this is the current ruling, albeit cracking, grouping that runs South Africa. Believing that without the crown madness would ensue between the other Political parties of the colony until nothing is left the Loyalist Party aims to maintain British colonial dominance for as long as possible. The large population of English settlers and the British Empire itself keeping them funded, supported and in check. However the tides may soon change with Britain's attention focusing once more onto the Americans, potentially leaving this colony out of sight from the all seeing British colonial eye for their political enemies to have a chance at grabbing power.

### Military Power

With the ongoing ethnic tensions and modest population of 9,587,863 people the South African colonial forces are mostly divided, small and prone to flares of discontentment. The white population, mostly English, serve a compulsory conscription of 3 years to keep a manpower pool alive and well. The Bantu populations have very little chance to enter service, becoming the visually misguiding minority of the armed forces at 20,000 out of the 95,000 strong standing army.

The South African Colony's airforce is to be expected small in size with 85 Hawker Fury, 30 Biplane Bomber aircraft, other roles such as reconnaissance and maritime patrol are also filled in with other aircraft.

The port of Simon's Town has grown into the harbor for the South African colonial navy. Solely relying on the vessels of the British navy the South African Colony holds barely any ownership over the ships defending their waters which change and stop by regularly, usually going either to the US or the Home Isles.