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The death toll in floods in one of South Africa’s poorest provinces rose to at least 78 on Thursday as a top official said rescue attempts in the first hours after the disaster had been ...

JOHANNESBURG - 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 ...

At least 49 people are confirmed dead after flooding hit South Africa, including children whose school bus was swept away during the extreme weather, officials said.

South Africa’s winter turned harsh this week as snow, wind chill and icy temperatures swept across the country.

Four school children were among the dead, as heavy rainfall and bitterly cold conditions persist across the country. The storm has also affected the power and water supply in the Eastern Cape.

South Africa's national weather service has warned that severe and extreme winter weather conditions are expected to continue until at least the middle of this week. "Now we are busy with the rescue ...