Let’s go to Orania
Posted on 29. Apr, 2004 by Cassandra in Totally Whack
Remember that thing about the Afrikaaner homeland called Orania? Well, they’ve just launched their own currency..called the ‘Ora’. There doesn’t seem to be any indication as to the value of the currency in terms of SA Rand, but I’m sure the citizens of Orania would violently object to being associated with South Africa in any way.
Orania hopes the Ora will encourage its residents to buy locally and says it will help Oranians to earn interest on the national rand currency that is banked when they exchange it for the new money.
If you are attracted to the idea of living in a separatist state within the borders of South Africa…then check out the Orania website. It’s in Afrikaans, but then if you don’t understand…you should be thinking of going there. (It’s a bit ironic that the Orania website domain is registered as South African…anyhow). [Via Southern Cross]
As yet Cherryflava has not been able to track down an example of the notes, but will update as soon as the pictures break.
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Wynand Boshoff
27. Aug, 2004
I have been a resident of Orania for the past 11 years. The innuendo that we in Orania try to ignore the fact that we are part of South Africa is ridiculous. We have a good relationship with the government, and the ANC premier of our province recently visited our town and was impressed by what she found – especially our willingness to contribute to the rest of SA.
By the way, one Ora is worth one SA rand. A local currency is a powerful instrument in the hands of a community to advance its own development and to exclude corporate crime. Worldwide there are hundreds of such currencies. It is definitely not a desperate method of isolation.