Muluwheyo, The African dream that could have been....



This is going to be a short 3 page article. The POD is that colonial rule worked in part of Africa. What would have a nation been like if the British Empire (and maybe the French Empire as well) had succeeded in their cultural gaols and also held out much longer, like say until 1972...

Stats

 * Size- 3,186 sq mi (8,254km2).
 * Colony established-1845.
 * Population (2010)- 297,675.
 * Capital city- Muluwheyo City.
 * Former colonial power- The UK.
 * Official language- English and Ovambo.
 * Other Languages- Herero, Bushman, Darama, Afrikaans, German, Chewa, Ovimbundu, Namaqua and a few Greek and Portuguese speakers.
 * Currency- UK £ (official), RSA Rand, Angolan Kwanza and Namibian Rand (unofficaly).
 * Ethic groups- 64% Ovambo, 12% White (8% British, 2.5% Afrikaners, 1% Rhodesian Whites, 0.5% Greek), 7% Coloureds, 5% Darama, 4% Herero, 3% Ovimbundu, 1.5% Bushmen, 1% Chewa , 1% Namaqua, 1% Xindonga and 0.5% Tswana.
 * Religion- Protestant 64%, 33% Animist and 3% Roman Catholic.
 * Top exports- Tin, tin plate, coal, coke, sand, glass and cassava.
 * Top imports- Oil, processed food, spare parts, plastics, wire, furniture, building materials, electrical macheiary and Land Rovers.
 * Capital-Muluweyo.
 * Biggest city-Muluweyo (115,000 in the city proper and 10,000 in the suburbs).
 * Other cities/towns-Point Portugal (65,000), Port [Tony] Smith (17,000), New Dartford (15,550), Boerburg (15,500) and New Warwick (15,450),
 * President- Nomzamo Sarah N’ktarvi of the LDP.
 * Regime- Semi-presidential republic.

History
Hunter gatherers settled the territory in the stone and iron ages, followed later by Bantu settlers centurys later. The first whites arived in 1450. The (OTL) Portuguese navigator Diogo Cão reached Point Portugal. Spain had a biref intrest from 1795 to 1835, wihe British finaly holding sway from 1845 to in's indpendence in 1972.

Also see- The national history of Muluwheyo.

From independence to today.
Independence occurred peacefully in 1972, Under the Liberal Democratic President, Nicklaus Rolihlahla N’ktarvi, with monitory union continuing in to the present day. Nicklaus' daughter, Nomzamo, would become president in 2008.

A minor lead mine opened near Tin City in 1979 and the Tibayla phosphate mine near Boerburg, opened in 1982, bringing more prosperity and 60 ethnic-German Namibian migrant Labours to the nation.

The first coal-fired powered power station was built in Muluwheyo city in 1972 and the second was biulit in Boerburg during 1982.

Later both (OTL) SWAPO and (OTL) SWANU were to prove a major problem as Namibia fought against South Africa in the 1980s, with a low level rural insurgency in 1982 and a brief anti-white letter-bombing campaign in 1983. The vast bulk of the populous was not swayed by the Marxist-Leninist SWANU ideology and rejected it out of hand in favour of their native verity of Anglophile-Liberal Democracy.

In 1989, South Africa made a mutual defence treaty with Muluwheyo. Niger, Angola, Namibia, Botswana and Mozambique agreed to similar treaties in the next few years. The tiny nation joined NATO in 1999. These treaties were made in the wake of a brief set of (ATL) UNITA attacks on the (ATL) pro-MPLA village of Tonytown in Northern County.

Government and politics
Also see- The Politics in Muluwheyo

Demographics


Also see- The Demographics of Muluwheyo

List of major towns and other settlements
Also see- The Demographics of Muluwheyo

Energy
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Economy
The government's 8 year campaign ate economic reforms, supported by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), that were to encourage foreign investment, and bring revenues in line with expenditures, collapsed in 2010 due to the global financial crisis. GDP fell by 2.4% in 2011 and 1.6% in 2010.

The national currency is the UK £, but the RSA Rand, Namibian Rand and Angolan Kwanza are used unofficially. Sometimes transactions with Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana are done in the Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF) and/or US $.

Agriculture
Groundnuts, Casava and maze are the top products. Most groundnuts were exported to the UK as of 2003. Agriculture makes 30% of the economy and employs 40% of the workforce.

Mining
Tin City and Boerburg are the main mining and quarrying centres. Tin and lead each account for 10% of the economy. Phosphates accounts for 6% of the economy. 20% of the workforce are miners.

Manufacturing
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Trade
Leading trade partners are- The RSA, Namibia, Kuwaite, Ghana, France, Côte d'Ivoire, Italy, Greece, Barbados, St. Lucia, U.S.A., Japan and People's Republic of China.

Retail
There are many local retailers, but Aldi has cornered the market in Muluwheyo City, Boerburg and Port Corfe. Audi has 12 stores in the country. There is also 1 Asda shop in Port Corfe. Retail accounts for 22% of the economy and employs 20% of the work force.

Tourism
The Kingstonland National Park attracts roughly 500 local and 70,000 overseas tourists each year. Tourisum employs 10% of the labour force and makes 19% of the economy’s output..

Stock Exchange
The sock exchange opened in 1999 and has 17 listed companies. It has an average of 650 points on its index, but was as high as 700 in May 2002 and as low as 450 in May 2009.

Air Force
There is a small local air force of 12 fighters, 2 transports, 2 helicopters, 2 light bombers and 1 Hawkeye spy plane. There are also 9 British fighters and 2 British reconnaissance aircraft, 10 American fighters, 2 American bombers and 2 S. African fighter-bombers.

The only major military airfield is at Tony Smith Air force Base.

Navy
There is a small navy of 2 Frigates, 1 corvette, 1 minelayer, 1 minesweeper, 3 patrol boats and 2 Sea King helicopters.

Army
The national army has 3 CH-47 Chinook helicopters, 6 Centurion tanks (1 is in storage due to damage caused in the war with SWAPO and SWANU.), 1 Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé APC, 5 Chieftain, 10 M30 107 mm (4.2 inch Mortar) heavy mortars and 5 Land Rover ‘defenders’.

There are 6 British Land Rover ‘defenders’, 10 American M113 armoured personnel carriers, 2 CH-47 American Chinook helicopters, 8 S. African Leopard 2 A4 Main Battle Tanks and 2 Namibian Centurion tanks.

Special forces
It has 5 Land Rover ‘defenders’ and 2 CH-47 Chinook helicopters.

Treaties with Namibia, NATO and others.
The UK and USA have had a small standing army in the nation due to tensions with both Namibia's SWANU rebels and the Angolan civil war. This force fell slightly after 1992.

South Africa made a mutual defence treaty with Muluwheyo. Similar treaties were made with Niger (1992), Angola (1993), Namibia (1994), Botswana (1995) and Mozambique (1995) agreed to in the next few years. The tiny nation joined NATO in 1999. These treaties were made in the wake of a brief set of UNITA attacks on the pro-MPLA village of Tonytown in Northern County.

Green issues
The local mining industry has polluted the ground water, especially around Tin City.

National parks
The 62.5km2 Kingstonland National Park is in the east of Outer Muluwheyo county and the far west of Northern County.

Transport
There are 3 railway networks. The state owned costal narrow-gauge line, the S. African owned Walvis Bay-Keizerberg-Boerburg passenser line and the British owned inter-city line serving Muluwheyo city, Port Smith, Tin City, Port Corfe, Boerberg, New Warwick and Kelunga.

Narrow gauge passenger services are provided by 8 1950's class 5M SARCC EMUs Standard gauge passenger 1960's 10 BR class 101 DMUs. A slightly regulated IR Class YDM-4A electric loco dose some fright activities on the narrow gauge line.

The state owned Tin City-Port Corfe-Point Portugal freight line is the only goods line in the land. The state run freight services are provided by 3 TAZARA Class DE 1,000 diesel locos. Standard gauge freight services use 4 BR Class 47 diesel locos and 2 SNCF Class BB63500 Diesel locos.

A state run ferry crosses Muluwheyo bay from New Dartford to Port Smith Via Muluwheyo city, 3 times a day, except on Sundays.

Health
Also see- The Demographics of Muluwheyo

The 3 national hospitals (100 beds) are in Muluwheyo City, Port Smith and Boarburg. Lesser hospitals (25 beds) exist at Klenunga, Karonga, Lupatulaika, Port Corfe, Tin City and New Warwick. Local health clinics (5 beds) are also available Mulluo, St.Grace, Port Daventry and Koliki.

Education


Also see- The Demographics of Muluwheyo

Education in is based on the British system and is compulsory for 8 years from 5 or 6 to13 or 14. In 1996, the gross primary enrolment rate was 99.6%, and the net primary enrolment rate was 91.3%. The Muluwheyo City University is the only university, but it is of a high calibre.

Media

 * The available TV stations are-
 * 1) Angola TV,
 * 2) Televisão Pública de Angola E.P.
 * 3) TV Zimbo
 * 4) FlySat Angola TV Channels,
 * 5) Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (nbc).
 * 6) One Africa TV
 * 7) BBC News 24.


 * The available Radio stations are-
 * 1) Rádio Nacional de Angola broadcasts
 * 2) Radio Ecclesia
 * 3) Radio Lac Luanda
 * 4) Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (nbc).
 * 5) Muluwheyo 24/7 (national).
 * 6) Muluwheyo City FM.
 * 7) Point Portugal FM.
 * 8) Kelunga FM.
 * 9) Boerburg Town FM.


 * The national news paper is the Muluwheyo times, but the FT, all Namibian papers and all Angolan papers are available in the nation

Culture
Modern music painting and poetry are pretty much a mixture of Angolan, Namibian and English styles.

There are many Bushman paintings depicting a once great civilization, which flourished from about 6,000-5,000 years ago.

The older Chewa women enjoying their rich oral tradition of lengthy story telling. Many recall the first contact between the Chewa and the Portuguese in the 1550's. Others focus on the First World war and the often poor relations with the Boers in Victorian times.

Products made from | cassava and | nuts, as well as pãozinho (pronounced pow-zing-yo) bread rolls) were brought in by the Portuguese are common place.

The local Bantu tribes also make wood carving of animist spirits. There are of the Shetani, (evil spirits), which are mostly carved in heavy ebony, tall, and elegantly curved with symbols and non-representational faces and the Ujamaa, who are totem-type carvings which illustrate life-like faces of people and various figures. The Ujamaa also help chart recent family ancestry.

Calypso, Reggie and traditional African music is popular in the country.

Sports
Muluwheyo has had a national football team since 1972, a cricket team since 1973 and a Rugby team since 1975.

The national sport is cricket.

The legal system
The legal system is based on the British model. Racism, ageism and sexism were outlawed by the colonial regime in 1968. The Government outlawed homophobia in 1979. Honour killings and arranged marriages were outlawed in 2008.

Police
The police force consists of 1,600 officers, 20 detectives and 6 patholagists. They are armed with a SADF pistol, but have only used them during the coup of the 1990’s and in the 1981 drug bust on the executed Colombian mentioned in the death penalty section below. The police own 3 Sud Aviation Alouette III helecopters, 2 CH-47 Chinook helicopters and many off road vehicels.

Coast guard
The 150 man coast guard owns of 3 ex-UK police Fast Response Targa 31 boats and 3 Sea King helicopters.

Border Patrol
The is a 350 man servace own 2 ROTOR OKB Rotor Ptenets-2 ultralight helicopters, 6 Land Rover ‘defenders’ and 2 CH-47 Chinook helicopters.

Courts
The maximum sentence give short of death, is life without the possibility of parole. The right to a jury, the right to remain silent after arrest, hebius corpus, the right to a lawyer, the right to a fair trial, the heavy use of forensic science and the assumption of innocence are all constitutionally guaranteed cornerstone legislation.

Prisons
Only 1 prison in the capital, with only 26 inmates in it, of which only 2 are serving life without parole.

Death penalty
It was never formally legalised, but was used to terminate the lives of 2 SWANU terrorists, a Colombian drugs smuggler and a native bank robber on an ad-hock basis in 1982.