These decisions - with the intended abolition of the transitional representative councils - were published in the provincial government gazettes.

This lawsuit was handled by the Northern Cape High Court on 4 December 2000, one day before the nationwide local elections.

[4] In the light of the 1994 Accord on Afrikaner self-determination and the mistake of the South African government to not publish the abolition of the Orania Transitional Representative Council it was very likely that Orania would win the case, with the result that the High Court would cancel the elections scheduled for the next day.

At the district, provincial and national levels Orania is integral part of the South African political system.

In April 2001 a commission was installed by the Cabinet of South Africa on the question of Orania's municipal status.

[8] In 2002 the commission reached agreement and sent a proposal to the Cabinet of South Africa to merge Orania with Vanderkloof to become one municipality.

Inhabitants of Orania vote for their representative council on the same day as the nationwide local elections.