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•••• AREA F O C U S BLOEMFONTE IN At the heart of everything THE SLOGAN OF BLOEMFONTEIN, OR MANGAUNG, IS WITHOUT DOUBT AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING. BLOEMFONTEIN IS DEFINITELY AT THE HEART OF A NUMBER OF ASPECTS. BLOEMFONTEIN, AND OBVIOUSLY THE FREE STATE, ARE AT THE CENTRE OF SOUTH AFRICA AND ARE THEREFORE THE HEART OF THE AGRI-SECTOR IN OUR COUNTRY. AUBREY KRUGER A lot of connotations have been linked to Bloemfontein over its 170-year existence. Name them - City of Roses, City of Students, the home of Kovsies, the legal capital of South Africa and the number one sporting city (Wayde van Niekerk, recently crowned Olympic champion and world 400m record holder at the recent 2016 Rio Olympic Games, is also a Bloemfontein resident). And obviously, with agriculture as the backbone of the community, Senwes also plays an integral role in Bloemfontein. Famous figures from the past guarding the city Mangaung is At the 8 OCT/NOV 2016 • SENWES Scenario Bloemfontein has a number of old and unique statues, buildings, churches and structures. We will focus on the more Heart of it All.