Latest articles on SNOW

Weekend 101: Putin and Pussy Riots

Videos Staff Reporter - 10 Aug 2012

Snow in Jozi, our swimmers bringing the gold home, Zumaville and more: Get up to date with this week's talking points with Nickolaus Bauer.

Snow in the city delights Jo’burg residents

Article bogdan TagDiv - 7 Aug 2012

Snowflakes continue to fall across Gauteng as the province experiences its greatest snowfall in recent years.

Heavy flooding and snow keeps SA on its toes

Article Sapa - 16 Jul 2012

Western Cape emergency workers have successfully battled against heavy flooding and snow at the weekend that forced 2 000 people to be evacuated.

Big freeze puts hope for an early spring on ice

Article bogdan TagDiv - 15 Aug 2011

Another cold front accompanied by heavy snowfalls, sleet and hail has swept across the country, dashing hopes of an early spring.

Snow still hampering traffic

Article Staff Reporter - 27 Jul 2011

The N3 highway at Van Reenen's Pass between the Free State and Kwazulu-Natal remained closed, but the weather service predicts no more snow.

Snow slows down SA roads

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Jul 2011

Widespread snowfall interrupted routines on Tuesday as major highways across the country were closed, leaving cars buried and motorists stranded.

US digs out from epic winter storm

Article Paola Messana - 3 Feb 2011

Millions of Americans dug out from an epic winter storm on Wednesday that buried more than a third of the United States in drifting snow.

Weather chaos continues to hit UK airports

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Dec 2010

Snow and freezing temperatures continued to ground flights to and from Britain on Tuesday.

Anger rises as travel havoc snarls Britain, Europe

Article Staff Reporter - 20 Dec 2010

Frustrated travellers in Europe expressed fury on Monday at transportation officials' inability to clear snow and ice from planes and runways.

Heavy snow causes travel chaos in Europe

Article Staff Reporter - 20 Dec 2010

Heavy snow disrupted the Christmas holiday getaway in Europe, forcing the continent's biggest airports to close and leaving passengers stranded.

vital information

The Mail & Guardian’s essential coverage of the ongoing coronavirus crisis is free to read for everyone.

If you would like to support us, please consider taking out a subscription.

Latest

National

Scores die in Western Cape’s deadly taxi tit-for-tat

Lester Kiewit - 2 Aug 2020

Forty-three people were shot dead in the first six months of this year in the Western Cape’s intractable taxi violence, while close to 100 have been arrested and 40 are on court rolls in connection with the conflict

National

Ingonyama Trust Board moves to retrench staff

Paddy Harper - 2 Aug 2020

More than 50 workers at the Ingonyama Trust Board have been issued section 189 notices

National

Solar stuck where sun don’t shine: State spends R289m to store solar water heaters

thando maeko - 30 Jul 2020

The national solar water heater programme is set to take off once again this year, but meanwhile the government is spending millions on storing heaters that have yet to be installed

Press Releases

Special Reports

Debt management amid Covid-19 and beyond

special reports - 3 Aug 2020

This webinar on Debt Management, sponsored by Debt Rescue, had its experts share a practical approach to debt management amid this crisis and beyond

Special Reports

NSTF-South32 Awards

special reports - 2 Aug 2020

All of the awards are made for outstanding contributions to science, engineering, technology and innovation in South Africa

Special Reports

The benefits of being a GEMS member

special reports - 2 Aug 2020

The scheme offers comprehensive and affordable healthcare options to all public service employees and greater access to better healthcare

Special Reports

The evolution of South Africa’s savings culture

special reports - 31 Jul 2020

A common misconception is that you need a lot of money to start saving, but this is simply not true – you can start with R50

Special Reports

Tobacco producers welcome new research confirming that cigarette ban has failed

special reports - 31 Jul 2020

Every day that goes by shows the importance of getting rid of this ban and going back to producing and selling cigarettes as we were before

Special Reports

Cost increases sharing of cigarettes

Eamonn Ryan - 31 Jul 2020

Many people are questioning whether the ban on tobacco in South Africa is not in fact having the opposite effect of that intended

Special Reports

How to tell if you have a hidden contact centre in your business

[email protected] - 31 Jul 2020

The important thing to remember is that a contact centre is defined less by the physical space it occupies and more by the customer experience it delivers

Special Reports

Accessing health and justice in a time of Covid-19

Pontsho Pilane - 31 Jul 2020

The similarities between the HIV epidemic and the Covid-19 pandemic are hard to ignore – the most obvious is the level of premature deaths caused by both