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The colours of the town's flag is based on the Dutch Prince's Flag, which was the flag under which Jan van Riebeeck of the Dutch East India Company founded the Cape Town refreshment station in 1652. [ citation needed ]
Jul 5, 2022 · Yes, Orania still exists – at the time of writing, anyway: July 2022. And it looks like the town will exist untouched in any way for a long time if the South African government continues to look the other way as it has always done since the founding of the town decades ago.
Oct 6, 2014 · Near the entrance of the gated community was a statue of Mr Verwoerd, one of a few of the apartheid-era prime ministers, and the Orania flag - with similar colours to the old republic's orange,...
Jul 1, 2008 · Over the past fourteen years, symbols of South Africa’s apartheid history have been removed and painted over, from the national anthem to Afrikaans street signs to the name of the Johannesburg airport. But this town, Orania, is like none other in South Africa.
Aug 11, 2022 · Small orange-white-sky-blue flags - the colors of the old South African flag - are proudly hoisted on buildings under construction. Old Dutch-style buildings with white walls stand next to row...
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Nov 11, 2017 · A new flag for Orania was adopted in 2004 which is in the former South African national colours of orange, white and blue. The flag is divided vertically, with a blue stripe nearest the hoist which is approximately 25% of the length of the flag, and an orange stripe comprising the remainder of the fly. Superimposed on the divide between the two ...
Jan 7, 2016 · The town’s flag bears colours remnicent of South Africa’s apartheid-era flag, featuring a blond child rolling up its sleeves. It also has its own currency, the Ora. The enclave does not have an armed force, and depends on its isolation for protection.
