One of the most controversial parts of South African culture lies on the border between Free State and the Northern Cape. Orania, a whites-only town equidistant between Cape Town and Pretoria, has proved to be incredibly divisive, and it hasn’t escaped the attention of Zamani Saul.
The new Northern Cape Premier – who’s already won a few over with his “common sense” approach to politics – promised to review the status of Orania in an interview with national broadcaster eNCA, picking up from where his predecessor Sydney Mufamadi left off.
Whites-only settlements in South Africa
The previous incumbent of the premiership had set-up a task team to investigate just how “legal” racially-segregated societies are in South Africa. With proposals in place for another whites-only town taking shape in Garies, it now seems as if Zamani Saul’s hand is being forced.
The settlement of Eureka is currently undergoing development in the Kami
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