If only all citizens could adopt a similar mindset, we will have an even more beautiful country

As a black person I respect guys who came with Orania project , instead of fighting them we should beatify our neighborhood it is possible

Team work hardwork pays. It's wonderful to see a place like this peaceful and everyone cares for the town

Wow!!! Look at that, gravel road with no potholes, amazing

I really admire how boere people protect and look after their own. This shows what good leadership can do.Kudos to them 🥂

As a Cape Indigenous (Coloured) person I want to thank you for giving us a un-anounced and unguided tour of the Town. I think by doing this, you inspired all South Africans what can achieved if you remove the despiccable politician out of the picture and allow good folks to govern themselves.

The trees in this town are awesome! As a Jo'burg girl, the "largest man-made forest in the world", I really love my trees. There are some spectacular trees. Neat, functional, beautiful Cape-Dutch style houses. Very peaceful and abundant looking. No potholes!!! Congratulations, Oranians!

I once had a problem with the establishment of this town, but truth be told this is the most peaceful, clean and crimefree town, they have a right to their privacy and the day they allow everyone to be part of that environment will be the day that beautiful town dies. God bless them

Orania is the Utopia we all dream of God love and bless these peace loving beautiful hard working people always 🙏💪💝💪🙏

Let the people be. If they happy just mixing with their own so be it.

South Africans must be inspired by this - the power of great planning and order. That town is, and will be - great! Life with no daily fear of crime

Orania, this is peaceful and crime free area. Keep it up

The cleanliness & order is like a breath of fresh air.... Astounding.... Smacks of familiarity of a Life we once knew...

Another excellent video. Well done to both of you. I was born in South Africa but no longer live there but in my parents home land but my heart will always be in that beautiful land with its amazing people.

i take my hat off to these brave people.

Really impressed by what you guys have done in this part of the world when mostly everything else is South Africa is either destroyed, pillaged or exploited by undeserving individuals. Well done Orania! We salute you.

So proud to see what Afrikaners can accomplish by coming together. Thanks for video!

As a South African by birth (PE) moved to US as a ten year old, I thoroughly delight in your videos. You fill me with nostalgia. We went to Durban several times. It has changed. We left cape town in 1947. I’m 87 now. Wonderful videos!! Ray Wright

Aussie here; Thank you so much for showing South Africa to us. I really love seeing this beautiful country through your eyes and it generally takes me 2 hours to watch every hour of content because I am following your adventures on Google Earth. I know a bit about SA history, having both an interest in the country and South African friends that now live in Australia. To me Orania is so important. It's not just a town but a new beginning for the Afrikaner people. To me Orania is a place where native Afrikaners can once again be a majority in their own land and have their own schools, church and language protected. History has shown that these people were forced out of Europe 500 years ago in search of freedom and settled in Southern Africa, only then to be pushed inland by the English colonisers to start again in the interior. Hopefully this new start will mean the end of constantly having to move to live in freedom and protect their unique culture. Again, thank you for your wonderful tours of this beautiful country, which reminds me so much of my own.

From everything I have heard and seen about Orania over the years they are a peaceful community who have zero issues with anyone. People need leave their intentions of race and language behind and just embrace them, they have never stopped anyone from visiting them or seeing their town or experiencing their culture. We are literally limiting ourselves with our own boundaries, if you get the opportunity go there and see for yourself and please stop posting negative comments on a community and people based on what you've heard or your own biased tendencies!

It looks the way South Africa used to look. No litter, well maintained, no crime (by the lack of fences, burglar bars etc), prosperous, pothole-free, proud, relaxing and safe. Orania makes me feel proud of my people. Good for you Orania-ers, your perfect preservation of your heritage and beautiful town is clearly distinguishable from the rest of our poor, continually-collapsing, formerly beautiful, previously thriving country. It fills me with joy that Orania's population is growing (by nearly 20% per annum). Go Orania!! 👏🏼👍🏼😘

I'd love to visit this wonderful town someday Greetings from Poland

Governance of the people, for the people, by the people. Excellent.

Listening to this man's voice I expected him to be much older..I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Orania is a beautiful peaceful place. Thank you for showing it to us in such detail.

Thank you SO much for that wonderful video! I have always wondered what Orania is like and I'm so impressed. The cleanliness, no litter, the beautiful trees and lovely houses. It reminds me of the small towns I saw in 1971 when I first came to South Africa 🇿🇦 .

Wow , beautiful and clean , this is how my country looked like in the era of National party government , I mean you will never drop a piece of paper , thanks to ANC and it's followers . I wish Eastern Cape could be the same , well done Oranians keep it safe and clean .

Thanks for the beautiful video of Orania. All the other videos on UKposts on Orania were more like political opinions on the place. Yours was the only one I could find that showed the place and it's people.

I made a detour to get there while on route to Cape town. Orania was so lekker ! So neat and tidy, lots of new construction. Everyone waved at me. A local couple took me for coffee..... What a lekker experience! Must go back for a stay over 👍

The town soo nice and clean not a paper or rubbish laying around what a beautiful place in South Africa thanx for sharing 🎉❤

My visit to Orania was awesome me and friends stay in caravan park while travelling with motorcycles. Gave an old lady lift on bike and she was full of smiles and laughter but my best surprise was in the ablutions when a young lady came in and wanna clean inside we ended up talking for almost an hour how she end up in Orania can truly recommend a visit

OMG..you went!!! I am about to fall out of my wheelchair (bad stroke in February) and fighting back tears!! I wish you guys had gone to the Ouver Hotel restaurant and had lunch on their deck overlooking the Orange River. I wish you guys had a Windhoek Lager at the Zebra and said hello to my friend Janu who was waiter/bartender. Everyone waved at me and I mean everyone!! I went in Betsy's house and I saw you were on monument hill. Speed bumps everywhere. I had the best time of my life there. Thank you guys, I managed to keep the car on the left side of the road and the airport building was under construction when I was there 2 years ago. Thank you guys so much for this, with fondness and love, Greg, Springfield, Louisiana..ps I had the best time of my life with the locals!!

Respect from Ireland...

Absolutely mindblowing, peace and tranquility wow 👌👌👌

Viva orania

As a black person who loves travel and respect people's cultures. I would like to visit Orania. I'm just not sure if I'm welcome there.

Beautiful cominity indeed, i salute you ,your so peaceful and graced by God.

Wow 👏 👏 👏 what a peaceful, clean and well maintained place to live in. I wish I can live in a place like this, this is where God lives. Cleanliness is next to Godliness, you can see 👀 by the way it looks that people living there love each other 🤞👌👌👌♥️

a beautiful bright place in the middle of somber darkness, keep up the good work .

Wow..what an example! Trust all can live in peace there!

It’s impressive what the boere are doing there, and to preserve ones culture is something to be proud of.

Wow! First time I see Orania. 💯 Clean, well maintained. 👌 My hat off to the community. 👏 Ja Nee, we can definitely learn a few things from Orania. I am impressed!!!💥

What unity, love and respect can do. Wonderful!

I respect the work culture of Africanas. Really nice town.

Hi guys amazing video I've seen some things about orania before but never new what a fans fantastic town it is at the beginning of the video a young lady wheeling a pram set the scene for me safe clean ordered town pecan orchard white guinea fowl functioning facilities hospital etc amazing the monument to the Irish volunteers is a credit to the town left to decay in Pretoria but saved by the people of Orania touched me as I have just found out one of my ancestors who is only one of 142 women on the roll of honour for the Easter rising in 1916 I'm half Irish so you'll understand her name was Kathleen Treston awesome video thanks so much for showing me the wonderful town of Orania cheerio till the next one

I must say it is a very clean and beautiful town. I presume it is also very safe. Thanks for showing it. It is an eye-opener

Wow .Tt' so clean and beautiful. 8

I think people who invented Orania must come and teach South African government what is development jealous down I once visited Google to see how the place look like sham I was impressed 👏👏👏

Wonderful little town

Beautiful town, so clean! No potholes! Very little security! Everything well maintained and look after! Can't believe that it is part of South Africa...Wonder if they also have loadshedding.

The people of orania Is so great! So beautiful culture

I've had my reservations as a black traveler and lover of history, when it comes to Orania. However, I must say, the cleansiness really impressed me. The roads could be better but overall, the town is impressive. I doubt I'd feel welcome or comfortable there, so this video should suffice. Great video!

Looks like a good town

I'm impressed, only if most f us in SA stopped expecting everything to be done by the government. Ths place looks nice,quite and safe. I'd love to visit ths place sometime

Seem very quiet and peaceful! I would like to visit one day!

Stunning! Self sufficient citizens thriving in their peaceful & clean dorpie. Thanks for the ride along.

Pragtige dorp. Lank lewe Orania! 💪🏻

Great video thanks for your effort in sharing what this awesome town that so many wonder about actually looks like from the inside. That Koeksister monument sum's it up nicely.

I was a biology/science teacher at Hopetown from 1985 to 1987 and eventually married a beautiful Hopetown girl. We were happily married for 34 years until she passed away after a long illness. All the high school students from Oralia attended Hopetown High School. The building of the then Van Deer Kloof Dam and irrigation canals were completed when I arrived. So the project was initiated and completed under the governance of the National Party. No matter what happens with Orania, whether it remains it’s current size, or grows to a city, the Orania people has already succeeded in their goals and did pretty well at it.

have been in Orania a long time ago offload sheep skin from Worcester Tanning , Orania is a beautiful place with pleasant friendly people tho suprised to my arrival but very helpful ...the local store also helped me getting my directions to a small farm holding where i did my offload

Great video, you're a very endearing couple 👍 lots of love from Australia!

Orania was founded and built by Dept of Water Affairs when water infrastructure was developed. When that was done, they left and the town was left uninhabited until Prof Carel Boshoff and his mates acquired it by buying it from Govt. Their vision was to preserve Afrikaner culture. I need to explain that all Afrikaners are not Boers. Water works was a major job creation programme post-WWI already, and to counter the marginalization of impoverished folks after the Anglo Boer War, WWi, the Great Depression, Spanish Flu, etc. Even after 1948, Afrikaners could not own more than 49% equity in any business and jobs were the preserve of Anglophones. Afrikaners had to knock at the back door when visiting. Afrikaner - traditionally Afrikaans-speaking of mostly European descent Boer (with a capital B) - Afrikaner whose ancestors participated in the 1838 Great Trek boer (lowercase b) - farmer There is much confusion about this, local and abroad A bit of history and geography: Orania isn't uniquely exclusive as I can think of so many towns in South Africa where whites aren't allowed, or even only members of a certain German denomination can buy property, yet they have to be non-white. For example, in the Eastern Cape there is Mnyameni, and elsewhere Wupperthal, Tesslaarsdal, Elim, Melkhoutfontein and so many more. Orania is a cultural village, not a racist one. It isn't an apartheid (segregation) statement either. Few know this, but apartheid was introduced by the British in the Cape in the 1800's. Prior to the invasion of 1806, all had freedom of association, speech and movement. People even lost suffrage (voting rights) only after the British came. The Communist Party under Karl Marx was first to put segregation/apartheid in the constitution, but changed that later on as Marx wanted to exploit workers by preusoming to "care for them through trade unions." Just his way to get free soldiers. This is factual and the knowledge in the public domain. In the 1960 Verwoerd referendum, 1 out of 2 whites voted against apartheid, this is a fact. But the British and Communist media was loaded and waged war against the God-fearing (at the time) Afrikaners. My take on Orania is to take from them what obviously works, and replicate elsewhere. Mnyameni has approached them for partnership and a deal was signed log ago. The positive side of Orania is how well it is managed, how orderly and neat the town is, like South Africa was in the 1960's and 1970's. People have opinions, because facts die first when they opine. Orania doesn't have a railway that keeps it alive, either.

Looks beautiful ❤ proud of the boer

Wonderful how everything is well maintained, no rubbish lying next to the streets

Thanks for visiting Orania and not mention anything negative like the Voetspore guy. Appreciate the positive comments! Regards.

I really appreciate the monument to the Irish volunteers

What a fabulous place to live. no high walls, burglar bars, electric fences (no crime) and I didn't spot one piece of litter in the streets, wish the rest of SA was like this.

Congratulations to the people who uncovered this beutigul town of Africans Town its magnificent I want to live there too. I love it I'm going to see the town and live there. Its history is rich worthy of respect for the people who live there. Amen GK GEORGE KOSMETOS A GREEK DECENDANT WHO MARRIED MY AFRICANS WIFE LIZETTE KOSMETOS/ OLIVIER

I have been to Orania a few times, last was in May 2022. It has changed quite a lot since my first visits in the 80's. In Afrikaans we say " Die plek bars uit sy nate"

Wat een mooi dorpje! Groet vanuit Nederland.

You guys seem so nice, like innocents wandering the world in wonder. I like the way the woman was so concerned about driving a bit on 'private property'!

Thanks to Raja of Casablanca ,this is the First time I know your existence , have a nice life in your country

Freedom for orania

These people are so blessed 🙏

Everyone planning to visit Orania, pls book a FREE tour of Orania at the information office. The bus takes you all over town and explaines history and new developments. It is really worth it!

Hi you two. Thank you so much for taking me along! I have some time ago thought of asking you if you could put Orania on your itinerary, and now you have! What an amazing town (not so little), neat, peaceful and with a history longer than its existence. Goes to show what we Boere can do on our own. I'll stop my chat now because I'm starting to brag. Keep safe!

Most interesting spot! Surprisingly well established already!

From South Africa but currently in the USA i love watching yall videos

I should very much like to visit this place. I read that they are friends with an all Khoisa town that's nearby. I should like my people (Māori) to learn from this and have our own towns so that we can preserve our language & culture the way Orania are doing it.

Long live the independent Republic of Orania Brotherly greetings from the Kingdom of Morocco

Free orania

Ek was 'n paar jaar terug vir 'n week hier ,met vakansie ! Het alles sooo geniet! Die mense is vriendelik en spontaan,en wil jou net oral neem na hul pragtige skoon plekke! Het langs die Oranje in 'n gastehuis gebly. Was so lekker om dadelik met die mense Afrikaans te praat,en nie te wonder of hulle jou eie taal sal verstaan nie!! Was amper die lekkerste van die hele verblyf!👍👍👍❤❤ Bly so,Orania !🌹🌹 Van Houtbaai,in die Kaap..😁😁😊

Salut!

I have driven past Orania a couple of times and wanted to stop by to check out the restaurants, but wasn’t sure if I would be allowed. I love the vlog and how perfect of a Utopia it is. It’s a great story of how hard work and team work can result in a better and safer African community. By the way what camera are are using, love the quality video and sound❤

ORANIA, Orania! Keep up the good work. Well done.

All our ancestors once lived like Orania is living today. It's a gift from God to live with your own.

Orania is like little white village in usa! It's pretty!

Orania is all about the Afrikaans culture.

Absolutely beautiful. I hope that Orania could expand it's area.

Mighty orange river. Jist majestic. Beautiful. Thanks for the trip to Oranje. My hubby and i once went to Luckhoff and Van der kloof it was so differently stuning to be in that part of the south african outback (1988 Never been to Oranje though. Would love to live there.

Ek is nie n Boer nie maar Ek ondersteen Boere onhafhanklikheid en biet die Volk n voorspoedige niewe jaar en geseende toekoms aan.

What a beautiful place Africa…. The motherland…

Beautiful town! I wish we could recreate such a place in America near Detroit or Chicago!!❤❤❤❤❤❤

Beautiful place I read about Orania years ago did not imagine it was so interesting. I visit South Africa often must make a point of visiting . ❤

The best interview ever, civil and intelligent and extremely understanding smart young men, the interviewer and the interviewee, if its a word 😅,..anyway the place is beautiful,clean, and civilized, and i believe every word the young man is saying and speaking about Orania, if ever all SA people can have the ideas and thoughts about their own little space on earth, take it to rask, nothing is impossible with God, Oranians are Gods people, one can see and hear, that is why they believed in their visions coz they knew, God had their backs, and wow, they achieved success, thats important, and now after many years of hard work, and endurance, they live in peace and harmony with their fellow Oranians, God Bless and sustain their land and its people, I will always Pray for Oranians and never give up hope on others who long to live in peace and love what you do,....SA is so beautiful, why mess up what God gave to you, keep it beautiful by taking a stand in your community and society, by not depending on Gov,and not waiting for handouts,...be real people and not grumbling puppets, who moans about everything, and nothing gets done about it,...The Penuel Show is real and a must watch show, the young interviewer is an intelligent young man, who was raised by a mother who had instilled good policies and qualities in him, that is why he can fit into, and speak civilly, in any society and community, i salute his work, may he go from strength to strength in all his visions and aspirations he has for himself and others....i just loved this video❤❤❤❤❤❤

ORANIA - Ons ❤️rts Plek!!

Before you got there the Riet river looked like a canal built for agricultural purposes. Am I right? The Orange looked so beautiful water aplenty how gorgeous, just loved it. A very pretty town well looked after and that says a lot. Always heard of it but very glad to see it. Thank you for taking me along. Well done!!!!

Awesome kan nie glo dat my skoon ouers ook daar febly het nie,my skkloon vader het in daai jare vir Water Wese gewerk.Dit is netbawesome hoe die boere volk dit so pragtig herbou het.❤

Thankbyou so much for sjowing us positive things. Beauty of nature. The media is full of negative sdary rhings. Has God forgotten us ? NOOOOO HE STILL LOVES US. MERCIIIIII. SO BEAUTIFUL😀😘

I'm Black and I honestly don't see an issue. My understanding is that they don't mind anyone visiting though they just won't let anyone who isn't Afrikaans residing to preserve their culture. it doesn't matter the skin colour. They are thousands of villages across Africa who doesn't accept foreign migration though they are tolerant to visitors. This is no exception. These people are white Africans just as there is black Americans etc. But then again media will divide us in the name of racism as they have done for decades. To me they appear to be a peace loving community just just like the bushman in Botswana.

Stunning video, thank you sir and your wife. I notice lack of walls and electric fences or CCTV, love it