Read the article written by TNO staff and view the outstanding photos of this whites only town. Exceptions of course are that English speaking whites in South Africa do not qualify to live in Orania, a town within the the South African border which is only for people identified as Afrikaner.
Orania, a town with no crime, murder or rape. The blacks do not have any historical rights to that area and probably not a threat to the rest of South Africa. The Afrikaner will transform Orania in an oasis, like Israel has done in the Middle-east. New shopping centers, golf course, farms are being built and without any help from outside, all done by whites for Afrikaner whites only. Such a pity that there is division between the minority group - English and Afrikaans.
South Africa: Is Orania the Only Hope for a Better Future?
Recently, Orania, a town in the Northern Cape, South Africa has
been receiving a lot of attention as the only hope for a better future.
Twenty years into a democracy and Orania remains a “whites only” town.
Orania attracts more residents annually and the population growth is
climbing at 10 percent a year.
Orania is a town for white people who identify themselves as
Afrikaners. The town is peaceful, safe and home to more than 1,000
people. It is a small community where everybody is friendly, helpful and
radiates an authentic Afrikaans culture.
Carel Boshoff, son-in-law of former South African Prime Minister
Hendrik Verwoerd established Orania in 1990. Almost 40 Afrikaner
families bought the dilapidated town, from the Government Department of
Water Affairs. Orania is an arid region along the Orange River.
Carel Boshoff claimed white minority rule was immoral and black power
was inevitable. The establishment of Orania is for the Afrikaners to
have a town of their own. The aspect of keeping the Afrikaner language
and culture alive was the main purpose for creating Orania. The concept
of being governed by the practices and traditions of the Afrikaner
heritage dominated the design.
Non Afrikaners are not allowed to work in Orania. There is a culture
of keeping the Afrikaner language intact and forbidding the oppression
of forcing their children to speak English. Formed on the method of
creating a stronghold for Afrikaners, Orania continues to flourish as
a growing town of cultural heritage. The primary objective is to create
an Afrikaner majority in the North-Western Cape and encourage
establishment of similar towns. In many ways, Carel Boshoff’s Afrikaner
state is considered to be similar to Israel by offering refuge to a
distinct ethnic group from all over the world.
Self Determination and sustained growth are strong factors from
within this exclusive group of people. The building of Orania from zero
to a thriving town, boasting of almost zero crime is admirable. In
fact, Orania does not even have a police station. Tourism is an
advancing industry within the small town and the rapid growth within the
tourism boundaries are expanding.
Orania boasts two excellent schools focusing on Afrikaans, history
and Christian education. The teaching system is self driven and often
criticized as being an unorthodox method in comparison to the education
system of South Africa. Its citizens are proactive and respecting the
environment is a key factor. Clear visions, conservation and recycling
methods are practiced as they strive to remain green and consistently
work on improving their surroundings.
Orania is not a model of separation but one of determination and hard
work. The town continues to attract South Africans interested in buying
land and investing in the haven that is Orania. Racial segregation
began during the Dutch and British colonial times and became official in
1948. Orania is the only hope of survival for the Afrikaners wanting
their own government, in their own territory.
True Freedom according to Orania residents is all about
self-determination and letting each cultural group rule themselves. The
only benefits of their self-governing system are low crime and
unemployment.
Orania built from nothing and without government support is a sought
after town that people continue to visit. The humanity is the stark
difference among these people, and that should be upheld above all.
There will always be racial conflict yet the respect morals and
self-reliance are the benchmark of efficiency.
The town boasts a statue of assassinated Prime Minister Hendrik
Verwoerd, the man who governed South Africa under apartheid and who was
responsible for sending Nelson Mandela to jail. During 1995,
Betsy Verwoerd received a visit from Democratic President Nelson
Mandela, and they shared a cup of coffee. Betsy told Mandela she
identified herself with the wishes of her people and the development of
their own state. Mandela replied that he wanted a united South Africa,
one that would stop thinking in terms of color. This desire is a shared
regard by many South Africans today.
The Afrikaners want to live in peace with the rest of the world and
help Africa to develop the continent. Strong ties with other communities
have been a steady progress, based on mutual respect and trust. A hope
for the future is that Orania, South Africa will become an independent
state for the Afrikaans people.
Published on the Guardian LV
http://guardianlv.com/2014/05/south-africa-is-orania-the-only-hope-for-a-better-future/
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Afrikaner Nationalist Town of Orania Continues to Expand
Source
The remarkable Afrikaner nationalist
settlement of Orania in South Africa continues to expand and will soon
have the region’s leading shopping center, doctor’s surgery, dentist,
and eye specialist—and there is no truth to an internet-based rumor that
the town has been outlawed, according to an official spokesman.
The claim that the town has been
“outlawed” was started on a blog called the “Diversity Times”—which said
that a South African Supreme Court ruling had ordered the town to admit
black residents.
“There has been no such court case, and
no such ruling,” an Orania spokesman responded on Facebook. “The story
is a total fabrication,” he continued, adding that there was in any
event no “rule” in Orania about who could live there.
Furthermore, he said, it is illegal in
terms of the South African constitution to have any sort of racial
segregation, and the town adheres to the law of the land—meaning that
there would never have been any basis for such a court case in the first
place.
“The story is a malicious lie, put
around by someone who seeks to undermine the progress Orania has
recently made in becoming the beacon for Afrikaner survival,” the
spokesman added.
Recent advances in the town, located in
the center of South Africa in the Northern Cape, include the
construction of the region’s first new shopping center, the creation of a
doctor’s surgery, dentist practice, and optometrist for the growing
number of residents of the town.
There are officially over 1,000
permanent residents in the town, although it continues to grow by a few
dozen each month as increasing numbers of Afrikaners realize that Orania
offers the only viable alternative to maintain their identity and
culture in the face of mass demographic swamping.
Orania has grown dramatically over the last ten years, by more than 72 percent, and this exponential growth continues, according to the movement’s official blog.
“Orania’s growth is almost completely
due to new arrivals, and not by natural reproduction, as the birth and
death figures are relatively balanced. As far as the age spread goes,
Orania looks very healthy,” the blog continued.
“There are enough children, but the
largest group of people is to be found in the economically active ages
of between 20 and 60. There are of course also elderly people present,
but contrary to the outside perception, they are a small percentage when
compared to the age profile of Afrikaners in general, or with other
Western nations.”
The Orania blog added that there are
more men than women—60 percent to 40 percent—which it says, is “not
unusual for a pioneer community and a town whose core industries are
agriculture and construction. As the service industries continue to
grow, the gender balance will correct itself.”
As far as the surrounding area goes, the
Orania blog pointed out, the demographics of the nearby farms are
increasingly better due to the continuing process of urbanization which
affects the colored population as well, as “mechanization has decreased
the need for farm laborers.”
Nonetheless, the Orania blog adds, the
demographics mean that the strategy of the Orania Movement must remain
focused on building Orania into a small city, rather than trying to take
over towns in the region. In this regard, the blog points out, the
nearest small town of Strydenburg needs at least 3,000 Afrikaners in
order to form a majority there.
“The ongoing purchase of farms is a
strategy which is well worthwhile as they increasingly become
depopulated and food security becomes an ever-more important issue,” the
blog says, concluding by adding that Orania “already owns a large
number of surrounding farms.”
