Key facts
- Orania, a whites-only Afrikaner enclave in South Africa, is celebrating its 35th anniversary.
- The community is experiencing an influx of young people.
- Young people are reportedly attracted to Orania because they feel it is 'nicer to be the majority' and 'it's not so wonderful elsewhere'.
Orania, a whites-only Afrikaner enclave located on the margins of South Africa, is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. The community has seen a growing number of young people deciding to move there. Reports suggest that these young individuals are drawn to Orania because they find it preferable to be part of a majority group and feel that conditions 'elsewhere' are not as appealing. A generation has grown up within this closed world, which exists on the periphery of South Africa's diverse society.