▁O ran ia ▁residents ▁claim ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁a ▁secure ▁environment ▁and ▁they ▁have ▁no ▁need ▁to ▁lock ▁their ▁ ▁doors . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁ ▁The ▁idea ▁that ▁white ▁South ▁Afr icans ▁should ▁concent rate ▁in ▁a ▁limited ▁region ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁was ▁first ▁circul ated ▁by ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Bureau ▁for ▁Ra cial ▁Affairs ▁( S AB RA ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁S AB RA ▁advoc ated ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁transform ing ▁South ▁Africa ▁into ▁a ▁common wealth , ▁where ▁population ▁groups ▁would ▁develop ▁parallel ▁to ▁each ▁other . ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁saw ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Af rik an er ▁Volks w ag , ▁an ▁organisation ▁founded ▁by ▁Care l ▁Bos hoff , ▁a ▁right - wing ▁academic , ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁ideas ▁of ▁the ▁S AB RA ▁into ▁practice . ▁Bos hoff ▁regarded ▁contemporary ▁plans ▁of ▁the ▁white - min or ity ▁government ▁to ▁retain ▁control ▁through ▁limited ▁re forms ▁as ▁do omed ▁to ▁fail . ▁Bel ieving ▁that ▁black - major ity ▁rule ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁avoided , ▁he ▁supported ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁separate , ▁smaller ▁state ▁for ▁the ▁Af rik an er ▁nation ▁instead . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Bos hoff ▁founded ▁the ▁Af rik an er - V ry heid st ig ting ▁( A f rik an er ▁Fre edom ▁Foundation ) ▁or ▁Av st ig . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁main stream ▁right