▁granted , ▁the ▁new ▁residents ▁become ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁community , ▁either ▁as ▁share hold ers ▁if ▁they ▁buy ▁property , ▁or ▁as ▁ten ants . ▁ ▁Being ▁an ▁Af rik an er ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁criter ion ▁for ▁ad mission . ▁Although ▁there ▁are ▁news ▁sources ▁that ▁claim ▁that ▁black ▁or ▁col oured ▁people ▁are ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁O ran ia , ▁the ▁town ' s ▁sp okes man ▁ins ists ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁rules ▁against ▁adm itting ▁them ▁as ▁residents . ▁Though ▁the ▁community ▁is ▁not ▁support ive ▁of ▁same - sex ▁relationships , ▁some ▁gay ▁people ▁do ▁live ▁in ▁O ran ia . ▁ ▁Some ▁people ▁who ▁try ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁O ran ia ▁leave ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁limited ▁choice ▁of ▁available ▁jobs ▁or ▁the ▁requirement ▁to ▁conform ▁to ▁local ▁social ▁norm s . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁study , ▁ 2 5 0 ▁people ▁had ▁left ▁O ran ia ▁since ▁its ▁establishment ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁due ▁to ▁" phys ical ▁and ▁social ▁pressure ". ▁The ▁difference ▁in ▁l ifest yle ▁compared ▁to ▁an ▁urban ▁environment ▁is ▁another ▁factor ▁that ▁neg atively ▁impact s ▁new com ers . ▁ ▁External ▁relations ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁O ran ia ▁has ▁been ▁visited ▁by ▁many ▁public ▁figures , ▁including ▁Northern ▁Cape ▁Premier ▁D ip uo ▁Peters ▁( in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ), ▁Julius ▁Male ma ▁( in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ), ▁Des