▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁After ▁the ▁dam ▁was ▁completed ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁workers ▁moved ▁away , ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁fell ▁into ▁dis rep air . ▁The ▁department ▁completely ▁abandoned ▁O ran ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁though ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁col oured ▁people ▁continued ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁G root ge wa ag d . ▁ ▁Re - est ab lish ment ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁about ▁ 4 0 ▁Af rik an er ▁families , ▁head ed ▁by ▁Care l ▁Bos hoff , ▁the ▁son - in - law ▁of ▁former ▁South ▁African ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Hend rik ▁Ver wo erd , ▁bought ▁the ▁dil ap id ated ▁town ▁for ▁around ▁R 1 . 5 ▁million ▁( US $ 5 8 5 , 0 0 0 ), ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁O ran ia ▁Best u urs d ien ste ▁( OB D ). ▁The ▁first ▁ 1 3 ▁inhabitants ▁moved ▁in ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁During ▁the ▁same ▁month , ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁still ▁lived ▁in ▁G root ge wa ag d ▁were ▁ev icted , ▁after ▁being ▁provided ▁with ▁newly ▁built ▁homes ▁in ▁nearby ▁towns . ▁The ▁village ▁was ▁renamed ▁Kle ing el uk . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁white - min or ity ▁government ▁led ▁by ▁F . ▁W . ▁de ▁K ler k ▁opposed ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁an ▁Af rik an er ▁state , ▁and ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁O ran ia , ▁ ▁but ▁it