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CoCT begins mop-up operations after heavy rain
The City of Cape Town's Disaster Risk Management said that some roads had also been flooded and officials were clearing parts of the city.
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Eskom warns power grid taking strain as cold front rolls across SA
The power utility is warning that there's once again a chance of loadshedding after units at two power plants went offline.
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WC lashed by strong winds & heavy rain, Gauteng braces for cold front
The weather service said bitterly cold, wet and windy weather would be on the cards for the Western Cape for the next few days, while Gauteng will face lower temperatures at the weekend.
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Cold and powerless? Eskom warns of blackouts as cold front makes land fall
The utility's Sikonathi Mantshantsha said the generating system is taking strain, and with a strong cold front barreling down on the Cape – it could be put under even more pressure.
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WC braces for latest cold front to make landfall
The Western Cape government said that disaster management centres across the province and emergency responders were on standby for the severe storm that's expected to make landfall later today.
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Gale force winds, heavy rain expected in CT on Thursday
Ahead of the cold front, strong winds are expected in places across the provincial interior.
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Baby, it's cold outside! 'Intense' cold front to hit parts of SA from Thursday
The South African Weather Service is warning that an intense cold front will bring heavy rain in the Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and southern parts of the Free State.
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Brrr! 'Intense' cold front to hit parts of SA
The weather service says the cold in the Western Cape will be accompanied by heavy rainfall.
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Many CT homes affected by heavy rain after cold front makes landfall
Another cold front made landfall on Saturday bringing with it heavy rains, gale-force winds and sea swells.
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Gale-force winds rip up trees, as heavy rain lashes Cape Town
A tree has fallen on a car at the Maynardville library parking lot.
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CoCT emergency services on high alert as cold front makes landfall
The City of Cape Town said that its services were on standby to deal with the predicted adverse weather in case of incidents of flooding.
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Brrr… Gauteng cold front will only start to ease on Friday
The weather service says for the next few days the maximum temperatures in Gauteng will hover between 11 and 14 degrees.
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Joburg EMS on high alert for fires as cold front bites
Disaster management teams have been deployed across the metro to attend to any flames that could break out.
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While it snows in parts of WC, cold front visits Gauteng for the weekend
The temperatures plummeted overnight, and South Africans are piling on the layers to keep warm.
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Several informal settlements in CT hit by floods
The cold front is expected to tighten its grip on the province on Friday.
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BRRace yourselves: Heavy rain, strong winds to start hitting parts of SA
Temperatures in the Western Cape and the Northern Cape are expected to drop significantly over the next 24 hours with heavy rain, strong winds, flooding and possible snowfall.
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WC residents urged to remain indoors as intense cold front approaches
Forecasters believe the cold front will bring snow, heavy rain, gale-force winds, flooding, rough seas and very cold conditions.
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Temperatures expected to increase from Thursday in Gauteng
The cold front left a sprinkling of snow in the Western Cape and temperatures in Johannesburg on Wednesday morning had dipped to zero.
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Feel it, it’s here: Cold front lands in Gauteng, snow falls in WC
The Western Cape is also expecting snow on the mountains, with heavy downpours due in Cape Town accompanied by gale-force winds.
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CT residents warned of flooding as first winter cold front makes landfall
Other extreme weather warnings include extremely high fire danger conditions over the Central Karoo, high seas with wave heights of between 6 and 9 metres and a storm surge along the coast into early Tuesday morning.
