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AllAfrica on MSNSouth Africa: Cold Weather Shuts Roads and Traps Cars in Eastern CapeSnow has covered big roads like the N2, N9 and R61, slowing down traffic and forcing police to help drivers through icy areas. Five people died in a taxi crash near East London after the driver swerved to avoid a fallen tree in heavy rain.
He’s facing charges of culpable homicide and driving without a licence after allegedly taking his parents’ car for a drive on Saturday afternoon.
A severe cold front sweeping across South Africa since the weekend brought heavy snowfall which has led to road closures, power outages and a fatal road accident, officials said.
South African residents recalled their fear after devastating flooding ravished one of South Africa’s poorest provinces and killed at least 78 on Thursday.