A cold front, accompanied by a steep upper-air trough, is expected to make landfall over the Western and Northern Cape on Sunday, August 9, bringing cold to very cold, wet and windy conditions, rough seas and snowfall over mountainous areas.
According to the South African Weather Service (SAWS), the adverse weather will spread eastwards into the Eastern Cape as the system moves across the country.
By Monday, 10 August, the upper-air trough is expected to deepen further over the central and eastern parts of South Africa, extending the cold to very cold conditions inland.
Scattered to widespread rain and showers are forecast over the southern parts of the country, while snow is expected…
The Cradle of Humankind: A paleoanthropological site near Johannesburg, it is
one of the richest hominin sites in the world.
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Shongololo – millipede [sh-ong-o-loh-loh] A term used to describe a large brown millipede. It is derived from the isiZulu word ‘ukushonga’, meaning to roll up.
Kimono Goddess
Fun South African Fact: The Karoo region in the Western Cape is home to some of the best fossils of early dinosaurs. In fact, it is estimated that some 80% of the mammalian fossils found to date were found in the Karoo.