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All Africa
| 10 months ago
South Africa experienced unusually widespread snowfall as a cold front gripped the country on Tuesday. With temperatures dropping below freezing on Monday night, the South African Weather Service reported heavy snowfall in the Western Cape Mountains,...
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
Snowfall greeted the people of South Africa for the first time in five years on Tuesday. A strong area of low pressure at high altitudes, along with a deep pool of cold air, passed directly over South Africa , producing widespread snowfall. Share...
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I Africa
| 10 months ago
People gather outside the ruins of a house that was knocked down by heavy rain...Fortunately, the mother didn't die and escaped," said Lt-Col Mzukisi Fatyela. He could not confirm any other fatalities or injuries as a result of the weather conditions.
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News 24
| 10 months ago
Paramedics were called out to rescue passengers trapped in a bus stuck in the snow near Kokstad on Wednesday, said Netcare 911 spokesperson Chris Botha. "There is a bus that is stuck there and we need to get those people out," he said. Paramedics...
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News 24
| 10 months ago
South African residents woke up to sub-zero temperatures and patches of snow on Tuesday as a freezing front moved over large parts of the country. Areas of Johannesburg were dressed in a white blanket of snow that fell intermittently throughout the...
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I Africa
| 10 months ago
The last time Johannesburg experienced a substantial amount of snowfall was in June 2007. Before this, the city last saw a considerable amount of snow in 1981. "The snow is actually caused by the pressure in the upper level of the atmosphere. It is...
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AP Online
| 10 months ago
People slowly came outside despite the cold wind Tuesday across South Africa, pointed their mobile phone cameras to the sky and opened their mouths to taste a rare snowfall that fell on much of the country.
The snow began Tuesday...
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News 24
| 10 months ago
The N3 at Van Reenen's Pass between Harrismith and the Tugela toll plaza was closed for a second time on Tuesday because of snow, the N3 Toll Concession Limited said. Spokesperson Andy Visser said heavy snowfall in the early afternoon forced...
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News 24
| 10 months ago
Snow flurries blew through Johannesburg on Tuesday, dusting the city in white as residents poured into the streets to watch the snowflakes fall. "It's amazing, Merry Christmas!" said Roger Gibbs, driving through a leafy suburb where the trees were...
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News 24
| 10 months ago
The N3 was closed on Van Reenen's Pass from Harrismith to the Tugela toll plaza on Tuesday due to snowfalls, the N3 Toll Concession Limited said. "A few people are stuck on the pass, and authorities are working to get them to safety," spokesperson...
