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The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of a cold front set to hit the Western Cape on Friday before spreading to the rest of the country. Image: 123RF/Peter Bernik
COLD FRONT

Brace yourself! Rain, wind and snow expected to hit Mzansi this weekend

Get your jackets, blankets and firewood ready – a cold front is expected to hit the Western Cape on Friday, before spreading to the rest of the country at the weekend. “Strong westerly to northwesterly winds (40km/h-60km/h) can be…

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DAMAGE

Roofs off‚ power down‚ roads closed … but not much rain: How the Cape’s big storm blew in

The “worst storm in living memory” began to unleash its fury on Cape Town early on Wednesday. Roofs were blown off in Strand‚ Kalkfontein‚ Delft‚ Mfuleni and Mandalay‚ according to the City of Cape Town. Two people were injured when a…

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