Gauteng cold front
Eskom blames old generation infrastructure for return of loadshedding
Eskom’s spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said that the generation issues had put pressure on the power system.
The South African Weather Service forecast a cool day in Gauteng, while temperatures were expected to drop below zero degrees from Wednesday.
The South African Weather Services is warning Gauteng residents that they should brace themselves for more cold conditions.
Emergency services are on high alert to deal with any eventuality due to the cold weather but have urged residents to be extra cautious to help the already overburdened health system.
The power utility said there had been power failures due to unlawful connections in areas including Cosmo City, Diepsloot, Ivory Park, Orange Farm, Sebokeng, and Soweto.
Disaster management teams have been deployed across the metro to attend to any flames that could break out.
On Friday the South African weather service warned of a sharp drop in temperatures from Monday, 25 May 2020 due to the snowfall in Lesotho and the Free State.
Johannesburg EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said that several high-risk areas like Alexandra were being closely monitored.
The South African Weather Service's Edward Engelbrecht said that Gauteng can expect colder mornings over the next few days.
Today is the coldest day of the cold front in Johannesburg, which will start improving from the weekend.
An alert for thunderstorms has been issued for the weekend with possible hail storms today.
The weather service says the Free State, North West, Mpumalanga and parts of KwaZulu-Natal can also expect isolated storms.
Gauteng has been in the grip of a cold front for the past few days, which has brought showers to parts of the province.
The South African Weather Service says temperatures will drop to around 14 degrees by the weekend.
The current cold front is expected to bring freezing weather for the rest of the week.
The blaze ripped through a small section of the township in the early hours of Tuesday morning when an open fire was left unattended during the current cold snap gripping Gauteng.
Alexandra residents lost all their belongings when 20 shacks caught fire in the area. It’s believed last night's blaze started after a resident left an open fire unattended during the cold snap.
It’s believed last night's blaze started after a resident left an open fire unattended during the cold snap.
The South African Weather Service says temperatures are expected to drop to negative digits in Gauteng.