BBBRRRRR............

South Africa is in the grip of a really nasty cold front that has seen 7 of the 9 provinces experiencing snowfall.

In some areas whole towns have been cut off and many of the major highways are closed. ( The N3 between Villiers to Howick has been closed completely as the snow had caused trucks to get stuck in the thick snow up Van Reenen's Pass )

This is the warning on the weather page

Here are some photos from around the country

Warden

Volksrust

Ermelo

Heilbron

Majuba

Cathedral Peak

Nottingham Road

Natal Midlands

Hog's Back

Eastern Cape

Queenstown

Eastern Cape

Queenstown

Karoo

Golden Gate

This was taken on Van Reenen's Pass. You can see the string of trucks that are snowed in.

Here is a video clip from Van Reenan's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNfF3I-QT4M&feature=related

No snow in Joburg but I can assure you IT'S FREEZING!!!!!!!!