▁in ▁negoti ations ▁on ▁the ▁provincial ▁and ▁national ▁levels . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁last ▁trans itional ▁representative ▁council ▁ext ant ▁in ▁South ▁Africa . ▁The ▁Represent ative ▁Council ▁is ▁elected ▁by ▁all ▁residents , ▁including ▁those ▁who ▁own ▁no ▁shares ▁in ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁O ran ia ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁municipal ▁structure ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁O ran ia ▁Represent ative ▁Council ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Trans ition ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁where ▁other ▁municipal ities ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Struct ures ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁This ▁legal ▁framework ▁was ▁laid ▁down ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁when ▁an ▁agreement ▁between ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁South ▁Africa , ▁the ▁Northern ▁Cape ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁O ran ia ▁Represent ative ▁Council ▁was ▁reached ▁about ▁a ▁prov is ional ▁status ▁for ▁O ran ia . ▁This ▁agreement ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁a ▁r uling ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Cape ▁High ▁Court . ▁ ▁O ran ia ▁residents ▁are ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁Th emb el ih le ▁municipal ▁elections , ▁but ▁few ▁choose ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁and ▁administration ▁O ran ia ▁receives ▁no ▁fis cal ▁contributions ▁from ▁either ▁state ▁or ▁provincial ▁government . ▁The ▁Hel ps a am ▁Fund , ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁institution , ▁ra ises ▁money ▁for ▁projects ▁like ▁subs id ised ▁housing ▁for ▁new com ers ▁in ▁need . ▁The ▁El im ▁Centre ▁accommod ates ▁un emp loy ed ▁young ▁men ▁who