Katlego Sekhu
On Sunday, the South African weather services warned that several cold fronts would reach South Africa’s shores this week.
The first weather system of the series was an intense cold front affecting the western and central parts of the country from Sunday, 7 July 2024, and the eastern parts from Monday, 8 July 2024.
This system is expected to bring about widespread and disruptive snowfall over the southern and western high ground, accompanied by damaging winds over the interior as well as the coastline, high seas along
the coastal areas and very cold conditions over a significant part of the country.
Heavy rainfall is also expected over the western parts of the Western Cape, where flooding is likely. The public and small stock farmers are advised to take the necessary precautions ahead of the expected adverse weather conditions to ensure the safety and well-being of their animals.
Today, Tuesday, July 9th, marks the start of a new school term. The Siz The World team discussed the topic of parents keeping their kids home from school on extremely cold days, like today. Listeners also chimed in with their opinions on whether it’s reasonable to expect kids to go to school in such harsh weather conditions.
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