Discussion | Weather Alert | Public urged to heed travel warnings

A general view of heavy snowfall on a road to Harrismith from Sterkfontein dam on September 21, 2024. 
 
Large parts of the country have experienced a substantial drop in temperatures and heavy rain.
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The El-Nino-induced drought has hit the southern Africa region hard, leaving many people and animals in rural Zimbabwe in serious need of water.
A general view of heavy snowfall on a road to Harrismith from Sterkfontein dam on September 21, 2024. 
 
HOWICK, KZN – It’s been an unprecedented weekend of bad weather in KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State.
Heavy snowfall brought travel between the two provinces to a halt with motorists unable to continue to their destinations.
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The stretch of the N3 between Harrismith and Estcourt had to be closed because of a thick blanket of snow that fell.
So what is the latest on the road conditions there?
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KZN Transport and Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma spoke to eNCA.