President Cyril Rampahosa touched down on Saturday at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, where he will be leading the South African delegation to the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and high-level week.
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson and City of Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis have committed to work together to use public-owned buildings across the city for the public good.
Government is advising against any travel on the roads hit by heavy snowfall that affected Gauteng, the Free State, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has warned motorists to exercise extreme caution when driving on icy roads.
With just under a month to go to the start of this year’s National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams, matrics all around the country will put shoulder to wheel in preparation for the final exams of their basic education careers.
The Western Cape MEC for Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, has visited the Garden Route to hand over title deeds and houses in George and Mossel Bay.
The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina, has handed over the James Kleynhans Water Treatment Plant to Makana Local Municipality to address the ongoing water shortages in the area.
The road at Van Reenen’s Pass has been reopened to clear traffic, the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) and its concessionaire, the N3 Toll Concession (N3TC), announced on Sunday.
“Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) and N3TC route services will now commence to slowly escort stranded road users out of the area in the southbound lanes towards KwaZulu-Natal,” an official statement read.
Meanwhile, graders and rescue teams are continuing to clear a safe passage for road users stranded in the vicinity of Swinburne and Montrose.
In light of the South African Weather Service (SAWS) forecast of severe snow and wet conditions across the country, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has directed the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) to coordinate readiness and response efforts with the relevant stakeholders.
A 39-year-old woman died on Saturday while trapped in the blizzard that has engulfed the N3 between Van Reenen’s Pass, connecting KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State.
