KwaZulu-Natal’s Department of Transport has closed the N2 highway between Kokstad and Port Shepstone due to heavy snowfall, urging motorists and “snow chasers” to avoid the area entirely. The warning came in an urgent statement from the MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Siboniso Duma, who described the situation as life-threatening and called for calm… Continue reading Heavy Snowfall Forces N2 Closure Between Kokstad and Port Shepstone — Duma Urges Public to Stay Away
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Snow, Storms and Freezing Temperature in South Africa this Weekend
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a warning for a spell of extreme winter weather starting this weekend, saying snow could fall in all provinces except Limpopo, along with damaging winds, thunderstorms, and bitter cold. “This will be a particularly intense system,” SAWS said in a media statement released Thursday, June 5. “The… Continue reading Snow, Storms and Freezing Temperature in South Africa this Weekend