http://www.cherryflava.com/cherryflava/2004/04/lets-go-to-orania.html Trends and Innovation Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:49:55 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.cherryflava.com/cherryflava/2004/04/lets-go-to-orania.html/comment-page-1#comment-3437 Wynand Boshoff Fri, 27 Aug 2004 21:01:14 +0000 http://www.cherryflava.dreamhosters.com/?p=2209#comment-3437 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. 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.

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