Orania has again been thrust into the spotlight following Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi saying the whites-only Northern Cape town “will go”.
“Orania’s response to empty criticism has always been to grow even faster, provide better services and look after our community more efficiently,” said Strydom.“However, we do not see he is successful in addressing any of the education challenges in his province.
“If we had the R300m wasted on so-called disinfection of schools in Gauteng, we could take the incredible development of our schools and tertiary education, which are already successes, to the next level.” Situated in the Karoo, the town was established in 1963 in an attempt to preserve Afrikaner culture within SA — an effort cemented in the early 1990s when the then dilapidated town was
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