South Africans See Their First Snowfall Since 2012

South Africans  in Johannesburg have seen their first snowfall since 2012, as cold weather is sweeping across much of the country.

residents are being advised to take extra precautions to stay warm and farmers to provide shelter for livestock.

South Africa’s weather service said snow has also been reported in eastern cape and Mpumalanga and the Gauteng region which includes Johannesburg and Soweto.

South Africans are being warned to keep warm as a cold front sweeps across most of the country.

Cold weather conditions are expected to continue through the week.

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On Tuesday, parts of Johannesburg remained very cold, with temperatures falling to 1 degree Celsius (34 F).

“We will have these extremely cold weather conditions for the rest of the week,” forecaster Puseletso Mofokeng said.

He said no further snow is expected for the rest of the week.

“In parts of Mpumalanga we still have snow on the ground, but it will melt over the next few days. We are not expecting any more snowfall this week,” he said.

Officials were still determining how much snow fell, since amounts varied across the country.