• Children play in the snow at Laerskool Orion in Brackenhurst, a suburb south of Johannesburg, South Africa. Reuters
    Children play in the snow at Laerskool Orion in Brackenhurst, a suburb south of Johannesburg, South Africa. Reuters
  • John Henning (L) and Christina Steyn (R) enjoy the rare sight of snow falling in Johannesburg as a clod front sweeps across the country's bringing sub zero temperatures, Johannesburg, South Africa, 10 July 2023. Roads had to be closed in the Eastern Cape and the SA weather service has warned that the snow in KwaZulu-Natal could also lead to road closures. Cold, wet and windy weather hit the Western Cape on 07 July afternoon and continued into 08. EPA / KIM LUDBROOK
    John Henning (L) and Christina Steyn (R) enjoy the rare sight of snow falling in Johannesburg as a clod front sweeps across the country's bringing sub zero temperatures, Johannesburg, South Africa, 10 July 2023. Roads had to be closed in the Eastern Cape and the SA weather service has warned that the snow in KwaZulu-Natal could also lead to road closures. Cold, wet and windy weather hit the Western Cape on 07 July afternoon and continued into 08. EPA / KIM LUDBROOK
  • A cold front swept across the country, bringing sub-zero temperatures. Reuters
    A cold front swept across the country, bringing sub-zero temperatures. Reuters
  • A man leads a horse through the snow in Delta Park, Johannesburg. AFP
    A man leads a horse through the snow in Delta Park, Johannesburg. AFP
  • People take photos as snow falls in Zoo Lake park in Johannesburg. AFP
    People take photos as snow falls in Zoo Lake park in Johannesburg. AFP
  • Some roads were closed in the Eastern Cape. AFP
    Some roads were closed in the Eastern Cape. AFP
  • A woman throws snow in the air at a square in Johannesburg. AFP
    A woman throws snow in the air at a square in Johannesburg. AFP
  • Gabriel Sussman enjoys the snowfall in Zoo Lake park. AFP
    Gabriel Sussman enjoys the snowfall in Zoo Lake park. AFP

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People enjoy snow in Johannesburg for first time in more than a decade - in pictures

The South African city last saw this kind of weather in 2012

The National

July 11, 2023

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Updated: July 11, 2023, 9:49 AM
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