Dia van Staden, Communications officer for the Orania Town Council and editor of Koerania, plays the MC as residents gather at the Common Hall in Orania, on May 25, 2024 during a gathering for a quiz show called “Strange but true”. Established in 1991 after the abolition of the racial laws, Orania is protected under South Africa's constitution, which ensures the right to self-determination.The town was developed on land acquired by a group of Afrikaner families, led by the son-in-law of Hendrik Verwoerd, the architect of apartheid. It was set up to preserve the "culture" of the Afrikaners -- descendants of the Dutch and French-Huguenot Protestant settlers who came to South Africa in the 17th century. Prospective residents of Orania submit an application, get vetted and the default requirement is one has to be Afrikaner. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP)