ms ▁for ▁food . ▁ ▁O ran ia ▁elected ▁its ▁own ▁trans itional ▁representative ▁council , ▁a ▁temporary ▁form ▁of ▁local ▁government ▁created ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁apart heid , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁Const ruction ▁on ▁an ▁ir rig ation ▁scheme ▁to ▁cover ▁a ▁ ▁area ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁conc ili atory ▁gesture , ▁then - Pres ident ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela ▁visited ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁have ▁tea ▁with ▁B ets ie ▁Ver wo erd , ▁wid ow ▁of ▁former ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Hend rik ▁Ver wo erd . ▁O ran ia ▁grew ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 ▁permanent ▁inhabitants ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁R 1 5 ▁million ▁had ▁been ▁inv ested ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁for ▁exp enses ▁including ▁the ▁upgrad ing ▁of ▁water ▁and ▁electric ity ▁supply , ▁roads ▁and ▁business es . ▁A ▁violent ▁incident ▁occurred ▁just ▁outside ▁O ran ia ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁when ▁a ▁white ▁man ▁shot ▁and ▁wounded ▁a ▁ 1 7 - year - old ▁black ▁girl , ▁hitting ▁her ▁leg . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Val li ▁Mo osa , ▁then ▁Minister ▁of ▁Constitution al ▁Development ▁in ▁the ▁African ▁National ▁Congress ▁( AN C ) ▁government , ▁stated ▁in ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁budget ▁debate ▁that ▁" the ▁ideal ▁of