Thursday, April 3rd 2025, 10:31:05 am
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A group of white Afrikaners was so opposed to majority Black rule when apartheid ended some three decades ago that they carved out a separatist enclave, the only town in South Africa where all residents, including menial workers, are white. Now, the residents of Orania - population, 3,000 - in the semi-arid Karoo region want U.S. President Donald Trump to help them become a state. Last week, community leaders from Orania visited the United States seeking recognition as an autonomous entity.