RC ▁Church ▁Order ▁allowing ▁for ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁the ▁Bel har ▁Conf ession , ▁as ▁did ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁churches ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Cape ▁Syn od . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁framework ▁ ▁Although ▁O ran ia ▁lies ▁within ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁the ▁Th emb el ih le ▁municipal ▁area , ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁an ▁administrative ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Th emb el ih le ▁Local ▁Municip ality . ▁O ran ia ▁maintain s ▁its ▁own ▁municipal ▁administration , ▁while ▁Th emb el ih le ▁provides ▁no ▁services ▁( such ▁as ▁se wer age , ▁roads , ▁rub b ish ▁collection ) ▁to ▁O ran ia , ▁and ▁collect s ▁no ▁rates ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁( other ▁tax es ▁are ▁paid ▁normally ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁town ▁rates ▁for ▁residents ▁were ▁between ▁R 1 , 5 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁month . ▁ ▁The ▁town ' s ▁existence ▁is ▁permitted ▁by ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁under ▁a ▁clause ▁that ▁allows ▁for ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁self - det erm ination . ▁O ran ia ▁has ▁a ▁non - con front ational ▁attitude ▁towards ▁South ▁African ▁authorities , ▁which ▁have ▁like wise ▁adopted ▁a ▁non - inter ference ▁policy ▁towards ▁O ran ia . ▁The ▁AN C ▁government ▁mostly ▁avoid s ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁O ran ia ▁and ▁its ▁status , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁less ▁important ▁than ▁many ▁other ▁political ▁issues ▁the ▁party ▁faces . ▁ ▁Private ▁company ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁priv ately