▁are ▁constantly ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁journal ists . ▁The ▁existence ▁of ▁O ran ia ▁as ▁a ▁hom ogene ously ▁Af rik an er ▁town ▁is ▁controvers ial , ▁and ▁news ▁sources ▁try ▁to ▁port ray ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁cult ur ally ▁back ward , ▁ra cially ▁int ol er ant , ▁and ▁separ at ist ▁place . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁[ S outh ▁Africa ' s ] ▁str ang est ▁towns " ▁and ▁" a ▁bast ion ▁of ▁int ol er ance ". ▁A ▁year ▁later ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁saw ▁it ▁as ▁" the ▁last ▁path etic ▁hold out ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁r uling ▁class ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ", ▁continu ing ▁that ▁" the ▁Af rik an ers ▁who ▁once ▁forced ▁black s ▁to ▁live ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁society ▁are ▁now ▁living ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁prison ". ▁Bill ▁K eller ▁dub bed ▁O ran ia ▁" the ▁rac ist ▁Cam el ot ". ▁People ▁from ▁neighbour ing ▁black ▁communities ▁feel ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁welcome ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁town , ▁even ▁to ▁buy ▁in ▁local ▁sh ops ▁or ▁to ▁use ▁pet rol ▁stations . ▁ ▁A ▁Mail ▁& ▁Guardian ▁article ▁describes ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁" wid ely ▁rid ic u led ▁town " ▁and ▁a ▁" media ▁by word ▁for ▁rac ism ▁and ▁ir red ent ism ". ▁An ▁article ▁in ▁The ▁Independent ▁similarly ▁writes ▁that ▁residents ▁of ▁O ran ia ▁" have ▁a ▁reputation ▁for