Orania Afrikanertuiste (Orania, Afrikaner's homeland) During the years preceding the end of Apartheid, some Afrikaner's politicians and activists were interested in creating a white province, a fallback in a system they knew doomed to disappear. This idea of a white province was rejected by the ruling and opposition partiesnegotiatorswhile finding an end to Apartheid. However, a small part of the Afrikaner ideologists had already bought an almost deserted and derelected settlement from the Department of Water, so they could create a private town for the white descendants of the "Great Trek pioneers". An enclave with the intention of allowing the Afrikaner's community to live separately and in an independent way towards the other populations sharing the same territory. Today, this town called Orania has 700 inhabitants and would extend over some 8000 hectares of mainly agricultural land. Numerous inhabitants came for ideological reasons, some for work or safety. Some Afrikaners are convinced of it, in this countryside has begun to resurrect South Africa, their South Africa.

Orania is a private town in the heart of South Africa. This town is for whites afrikaners only. In this gallery you will find pictures of the town, the kind of architecture and landscapes.

Here are some the monuments you can find in Orania, this private town for whites Afrikaners, in the heart of South Africa. These monuments are dedicated to South African afrikaners heroes, such as Hendrik Verwoerd, Paul Kruger or Daniel François Malan.

Constitution Hill, Site 4 and Old Fort Jail. In Hillbrow, next to the new Constitution building, you can see the old Site 4 and Old Fort Prison (the old women's jail too). In these prison were jailed lots of apartheid and segregation opponent, such Mohandas Gandhi or Nelson Mandela.

In Johannesburg, the moving Apartheid museum shows how the apartheid system was institutionalized and what were the consequences for most of the people.

Located in Pretoria, the Voortrekker Monument celebrates the installation of the Afrikaner people in southern Africa who came "to bring the light of civilization" Each December 16, Victory Day of the Blood River battle against some 12 000 Zulu warriors (a sign of divine intervention ...), a ray of sunshine through the building and illuminates the cenotaph in memory of Pretorius and all the Afrikaners for the cause. The cenotaph we can read the words "We for thee, South Africa"

Few shots from South Africa.

The juskei is a traditional game invented by the Boers the bowling game was originaly played with a specific part of an ox wagon

From the 17th to the 20th centuries, Robben Island served as a place of banishment, isolation and imprisonment. Today it is a World Heritage Site and museum, a poignant reminder to the newly democratic South Africa of the price paid for freedom.

Masiphumelele is a township in the South of Cape town, from 25000 to 30000 people live there. Settlement also known as " site 5 " it was regularly pulled down during the Apartheid. The inhabitants renamed the township "Masiphumelele" which is a Xhosa word meaning "We will succeed".

The Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated of the provinces of South Africa. A little out of the big cities vibes, here the history and changes goes a bit slower.

Orania is a private tow for the white descendants of the "Great Trek pioneers". It's an enclave about 700 inhabitants and would extend over some 8000 hectares of mainly agricultural land.

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the largest in land area. Famous for the Table Mountain, Cape town also as modern building in a specific "brutalist" architecture.

The Afrikaans Language Monument (Afrikaans: Afrikaanse Taalmonument) is located on a hill overlooking Paarl. Officially opened on 10 October 1975, it commemorates the semicentenary of Afrikaans being declared an official language of South Africa separate from Dutch.