Photo: SAPS – Barkly East
28 July 2026
By Staff Writer
Snow has fallen in South Africa and Lesotho as per our forecast.
Snow fell in many parts of Lesotho this week, as well as in the Eastern Cape and on the slopes of the Drakensberg, which was visible from KwaZulu-Natal.
Low-level snow fell in Barkly East, Rhodes and Matatiele and Barkly Pass was closed for a while on Wednesday.
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A South African, an Australian and an Englishman are all having a drink
The Englishman and South African both drink from Pint Glasses, the Australian from a bottle.
The South African, upon draining his glass, drops in back down on the bar, pulls out a pistol, and shoots the glass.
\”In South Africa, there is so much sand that I never drink from the same glass twice!\”
The Australian, having drained his bottle, sets it down upon the bar and, upon seizing the South African\’s pistol, shoots his bottle.
\”In Australia, there is so much booze that I never drink from the same brand twice!\”
The Englishman, likewise having drained his glass, sets his glass upon the table, seizes the pistol the pistol from the Australian, and shoots the South African and the Australian, quite dead.
\”In England, there are so many of you bastards that I never drink with the same two twice!\”
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Fundi – expert or teacher [foon-di] A term derived from the Nguni tribe, used to describe someone who is an expert at something.Example: “He’s a fundi at that!”