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The State-Free (old free State of Orange) is one of the nine news provinces of South Africa since 1994.

History

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TheFree one succeeded in its geographical entirety the old republic Boer of the free State of Orange (1854) and the province of the same name made up the formation of the South African Union in 1910.

Its name was shortened into State-Free ( Free State or Vrystaat ) in 1995.

Geography

TheFree one is next to 6 of new the provinces of the country (Gauteng, North-western, Mpumalanga, Cape-of-North, Cape-Eastern and KwaZulu-Native) as well as the wedged kingdom of the Lesotho.

TheFree one is located in the high plains of the center of South Africa. It has a basement rich in Minerais such as the Or and the Diamant.

With its 30.000 farms, the province is famous like the attic with Blé of the country.

By its geographical location, it is also an important railway crossroads.

Its capital is Bloemfontein (municipality of Mangaung - 2001) what means “fountain with the flowers”.

Its main cities are Kroonstad, Welkom, Winburg.

Policy

It is dominated today politically by ANC after having been a long time, under the Apartheid, one of the principal strongholds afrikaners of the national Parti and the Conservative party.

The Prime Minister for the province is Mrs. Beatrice Marshoff (ANC).

Municipal elections of March 1st, 2006

At the time of the municipal elections of March 1st, 2006, the ANC gains 75,31% of the votes and 24 municipalities against 12,47% with the democratic Alliance (DA) and 3,25% with the Front of freedom and 2,68% with the Congrès African Side.

Xhariep district council: ANC 78,02%
Motheo cd.: ANC 73,54%
Lejweleputswa : Cd. 81,08%
Thabo Mofutsanyane municipality: ANC 80,61%
Fezile Dabi municipality : ANC 74,23%
Letsemeng municipality : ANC 74,19%
Kopanong : ANC 76,68%
Mohokare : ANC 80,82%
Naledi : 64,04%
Mangaung (Bloemfontein): ANC 71,51% of the voices and 65 seats against 15 seats with the DA, 3 with the Face of freedom, 2 seats with the Congress African Side, 2 seats with the linked democratic Christian Party and 1 seat with the Left Christian African democrat.
Masilonyana: ANC 82,86%
Tokologo : ANC 76,49%
Tswelopele : ANC 75,24%
Matjhabeng (Welkom): ANC 78,75%
Nala municipality : ANC 84,68%
Setsoto : ANC 81,09 %
Nketoana municipality : ANC 78,56%
Moluti has Phofung municipality: ANC 80,36 %
Phumelela : ANC 80,08 %
Moqhaka municipality : ANC 75,89%
Ngwathe municipality : ANC 77,42 %
Metsimahlo municipality : 65,41%
Mafube municipality : ANC 75,05%

Historical or contemporary personalities of theFree one

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien: author of the Lord of the Rings , born in Bloemfontein
James Barry Hertzog: Prime Minister and elected official of the province
Kobie Coetsee: elected official representing Bloemfontein-West with the Parliament, minister, president of the Senate
Zola Budd: athlete
Christiaan de Wet: general Boer

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