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The teacher appeared before the Hopetown Magistrate's Court on a charge of statutory rape. Prospective residents are required to go through an interview process with a committee, which may deny access to people based on criteria such as criminal records. Being an Afrikaner is the most important criterion for admission.
Some people who try to live in Orania leave due to the limited choice of available jobs or the requirement to conform to local social norms. Orania and the Xhosa community of Mnyameni signed a cooperation agreement in December , [] to assist in the development of own institutions and the transfer of knowledge between the communities. Boshoff rejected an invitation to the funeral of Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging AWB leader Eugene Terre'Blanche in April , as he saw him as having chosen a path of confrontation and conflict. Since , citizens of Orania have voted in the five national elections.
More than businesses are located in Orania as of In Orania people from all levels of society perform their own manual labour. Orania's tourism industry is showing rapid development with the completion of a luxury river spa and boutique hotel complex in In thirteen independent hospitality businesses operated in Orania, [] including a caravan park, self-catering flats, rooms, hotel and guest-houses.
The Orania Chamber of Commerce was established in It registered with the South African Reserve Bank in , and in it had R45 million in savings deposits. During April , Orania launched its own monetary system , called the Ora , based on the idea of discount shopping vouchers. Previously, a permit was required to start new businesses in town, which was only granted if the new business did not compete with existing ones.
Farming is an important part of Orania's economy, the most prominent project being a massive pecan nut plantation, [] [] one of the largest in South Africa. Though deemed one of the most modern dairies in South Africa at the time, [74] the increased cost of imported machinery caused by a decline in value of the rand combined with a rise in the price of corn used to feed cattle led to its liquidation. The construction industry is an important element of the local economy.
Orania counts 8 construction companies as of The shortage of affordable housing is a significant problem in Orania.
Cultural institutions include the Orania Kunsteraad met orkes en koor arts council with orchestra and choir and the Orania Kultuurhistoriese museum cultural history museum. It was the house where his widow lived from until her death at the age of 98 years in The Koeksistermonument, erected in , celebrates the women who baked and sold koeksisters to collect money for charity and is one of the town's tourist attractions.
It was moved from Brixton, Gauteng in by a group of Afrikaners concerned by its imminent demolition. Orania has a mascot named Klein Reus small giant , a small boy shown rolling up his sleeves. Like most white South Africans, Orania residents are rugby fans.
The Orania Karnaval formerly Volkstaatskou is the main cultural event in town. Held annually since April , [] it features exhibitions, competitions and concerts from local and national Afrikaner artists, [] with food stalls offering traditional Afrikaner treats. Younger residents occasionally complain of a lack of recreational activities, a concern common to many small communities.
The CVO-school, established in January , [87] is run along conventional lines; enrolment in was students, with some coming from neighbouring towns. The Volkskool, established in June with Julian Visser as its first principal, [87] uses a self-driven teaching selfgedrewe system which is unorthodox by South African standards. There is a rivalry between the schools, which is generally friendly but can occasionally become quite fierce. A vocational training school, offering courses in technical subjects such as welding, metalworking and engineering, was opened in Dorpnuus , the town hall's newsletter, was launched in November and reports on local events and meetings of the town council.
Geloftedag on 16 December is one of the most important holidays for the community. Locals wear traditional clothing and commemorate the victory in of Afrikaners over an army of 15, Zulu warriors.
A list of cultural holidays in Orania: []. The unusual and controversial nature of Orania has drawn the interest of researchers, [] especially in the field of anthropology. Kotze examines Orania as a case of a non-declining small town in South Africa.
Lise Hagen addressed the concepts of space and place in Orania. The film is a sociological study of the town. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Afrikaner town in the Northern Cape, South Africa. Place in Northern Cape, South Africa. Main article: Volkstaat. See also: Orania Representative Council. South Africa portal.
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Orania has its own municipal structure in the form of the Orania Representative Council based on the Local Government Transition Act of , where other municipalities are based on the Municipal Structures Act of This legal framework was laid down in when an agreement between the Cabinet of South Africa , the Northern Cape government and the Orania Representative Council was reached about a provisional status for Orania. This agreement was confirmed by a ruling of the Northern Cape High Court. Orania residents are eligible to vote in the Thembelihle municipal elections, but few choose to do so.
Orania receives no fiscal contributions from either state or provincial government. The Orania Beweging Orania Movement is a local political and cultural organisation that promotes Afrikaner history and culture. Orania has a small clinic, and a government-funded nurse visits twice a month. Since , citizens of Orania have voted in the six national elections.