Carnival Time in Orania, South Africa

ORANIA, SOUTH AFRICA OCTOBER 6: Afrikaners parade in a residential area on October 6, 2023, in Orania, South Africa. Orania celebrated the yearly carnival with parades, shows and entertainment. Orania celebrated the yearly carnival with parades, shows and entertainment. Orania was established in 1991 after the purchase of private land, which was formally a government worker village for the nearby construction of Vanderkloof Dam. The intention was to build an Afrikaner stronghold, where Afrikaner culture and religious values can be practiced and preserved. Today's Orania has risen tenfold in population, and it is seen as a boomtown in South Africa, where the economy in the rest of the country is stagnant due to electricity production problems, corruption, high unemployment and lack of good education and service delivery by the ANC led government. Orania is buzzing with construction and signs of new housing, roads and small businesses can be seen everywhere. Only white Afrikaners (or if you speak Afrikaans) are allowed to live in the village, and people arrive daily to seek work and try to settle, which has increased lately since economic conditions are getting worse in the country. Any person who wants to settle in Orania has to go through a process and be approved. Farming used to be a big source of income in Orania but it's minor now as tourism and small businesses such as supermarkets, restaurants are seen everywhere. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)