The KwaZulu/Natal Indaba: A Federalist Proposal for South Africa.

In Durban, South Africa, delegates from South Africa's political center proposed a federal solution to apartheid. Called the KwaZulu/Natal "Indaba," the plan proposes to merge two hitherto segregated jurisdictions and to bring majority rule to at least one province of South Africa. The system envisioned by the plan includes a bicameral legislature, a consociational cabinet, proportional representation, minority veto over certain legislation, a segmented representative chamber, and enforcement of a comprehensive Bill of Rights. The "KwaNatal" plan also calls for a substantial devolution of power, including the right of the provincial legislature to repeal acts of Parliament that invade areas of provincial competence. This determination to extend local, multiracial autonomy put Natal officials on a collision course with the central government at Pretoria, which is trying to eliminate the elected provincial governments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]