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Bloemfontein is located in central South Africa on the southern edge of the Highveld at an elevation of 1,400 metres (4,600 ft), bordering on the semi-arid region of the Karoo. The area is generally flat with occasional hills ("koppies" in Afrikaans), and the general vegetation is Highveld grassland.
The Free State Division of the High Court of South Africa also sits in Bleomfontein. Like South Africa's other provinces, the Free State has a parliamentary system of government, with the provincial premier elected by the Free State Provincial Legislature. The premier then selects the members of the provincial Executive Council (cabinet).
South Africa portal This is a category of articles pertaining to the city of Bloemfontein, the judicial capital of South ... Pages in category "Bloemfontein"
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; [15] [16] [17] to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini ...
The Mangaung African Cultural Festival (MACUFE) is an annual showcase of African arts, culture and various sports disciplines that takes place in Bloemfontein, South Africa. It is one of the largest emerging festivals in Africa; it grew from having an audience of 30 000 in 1997 to 140 000 in 2015. [1]
Bloemfontein Celtic The Free State Stadium ( Afrikaans : Vrystaatstadion ), currently known as the Toyota Stadium for sponsorship reasons and formerly known as Vodacom Park , is a stadium in Bloemfontein in the Free State of South Africa , used mainly for rugby union and also sometimes for association football .
Welkom (Afrikaans pronunciation:) is a town in the Free State province of South Africa, located about 140 kilometres (90 mi) northeast of Bloemfontein, the provincial capital. Welkom is also known as Circle City, City Within A Garden, Mvela and Matjhabeng.
Oliewenhuis was erected in 1941 as residence of the Governor-General of the Union of South Africa. Oliewenhuis Art Museum collects exclusively South African art and its collection consists of paintings, sculpture and graphic art. The pride of the collection is the Pierneef paintings, and the paintings of Bloemfontein done by Thomas Baines in 1851.