I know the Mayor has long been looking for a suitable town to pair with Landover for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. There were rumors Pyongyang was being lined up but that proposal seems to have got tied up in committee. There were also doubts whether Landover should be so closely associated with the chinks.
Today after reading about the death of South African President FW De Klerk I learned of a town called Orania, which is an Afrikaner-only town on the dark continent created after apartheid ended because of fears about “diluting culture”.
Today after reading about the death of South African President FW De Klerk I learned of a town called Orania, which is an Afrikaner-only town on the dark continent created after apartheid ended because of fears about “diluting culture”.
The town boasts amenities such as shops, hair salons, a library, a post office, a hotel, a couple of schools – and churches, a lot of churches.
Prospective residents are screened by the town council using a strict criterion, which includes first and foremost being an ethnic Afrikaner.
The locals explain that one of the goals in Orania is to help create a generation of pure Afrikaners untouched by the “outside world”.
“I see nothing wrong with apartheid,” says Martin Kemp, one of the older residents. “Of course you get the petty apartheid: ‘You use this toilet I use that toilet’, I don’t think that was necessary but the real apartheid as Dr Verwoerd saw it, there was nothing wrong with it,” he said.
Prospective residents are screened by the town council using a strict criterion, which includes first and foremost being an ethnic Afrikaner.
The locals explain that one of the goals in Orania is to help create a generation of pure Afrikaners untouched by the “outside world”.
“I see nothing wrong with apartheid,” says Martin Kemp, one of the older residents. “Of course you get the petty apartheid: ‘You use this toilet I use that toilet’, I don’t think that was necessary but the real apartheid as Dr Verwoerd saw it, there was nothing wrong with it,” he said.

Comment