Bloemfontein (IPA: , Afrikaans and Dutch for "fountain of Bloem (bloom)" or "flower fountain" is one of South Africa's three capital cities, along with Pretoria and Cape Town. Bloemfontein serves as the judicial capital, as well as the capital of the Free State province. The city's Sesotho name is Mangaung, meaning "the place where cheetahs dwell".

the seat of the supreme court