▁some ▁Af rik an ers ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁North ▁Western ▁Cape ▁as ▁a ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁Af rik an er ▁culture ▁and ▁language ▁within ▁the ▁framework ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁and ▁the ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights ▁is ▁viewed ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁as ▁a ▁legit imate ▁ideal ". ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁court ▁case ▁and ▁after math ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁provincial ▁government ▁ordered ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁O ran ia ' s ▁town ▁council ▁and ▁its ▁absor ption ▁into ▁a ▁new ▁municipality ▁along ▁with ▁neighbour ing ▁towns . ▁O ran ians ▁lod ged ▁an ▁application ▁with ▁the ▁Northern ▁Cape ▁Division , ▁which ▁found ▁that ▁negoti ations ▁between ▁the ▁residents ▁of ▁O ran ia ▁and ▁the ▁government ▁for ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁on ▁O ran ia ' s ▁municipal ▁status ▁should ▁take ▁place ; ▁until ▁such ▁an ▁agreement ▁can ▁be ▁reached , ▁the ▁status ▁qu o ▁would ▁remain . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Census ▁found ▁ 5 1 9 ▁residents . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁local ▁amen ities ▁included ▁a ▁hol iday ▁resort ▁on ▁the ▁Orange ▁River , ▁a ▁home ▁for ▁senior ▁citizens , ▁two ▁schools , ▁a ▁private ▁hospital ▁and ▁a ▁growing ▁agricult ural ▁sector . ▁ ▁A ▁dispute ▁arose ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁with ▁a ▁fa ction ▁of ▁residents ▁who ▁claimed ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁being ▁run ▁like ▁a ▁' ma f ia ', ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁law su its ▁being ▁file d ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁dispute