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The Wapadsberg pass between Graaf Reinet and Nxuba has also been affected.

This as extreme inclement weather conditions persist across the province.Provincial Transport spokesperson Unathi Binqose says the weather poses a risk to road infrastructure.

Binqose says, “We are keeping a close eye on the affected mountain passes by this unusual snowfall, those passes are in the Karoo, Graaf Reinet area. Of course, these rains are also posing challenges to our road infrastructure particularly in rural areas so we are calling on road users to be extra vigilant at all times.”

The Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality says roads are getting flooded following heavy rains, which started around midnight. Roads that have been closed include Markman Industrial, Stanford in Korsten and the M4 going into town under the Algoa Bridge.Lids of stormwater pipes have been opened due to water pressure.Gininda refutes reports of Longwe being injured during Senzo shooting Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies.

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