N3 highway re-opened with lane restrictions

Pretoria - The stretch of N3 between Van Reenens Pass and Villiers has been re-opened with lane restrictions after it was closed for two days following heavy snow falls in the area.

The closure of the road left motorists and truck drivers stranded for two days. Traffic is flowing at a slow pace because of the lane restrictions.

Those who were affected had to be rescued by members of the South African National Defence Force, offering them shelter and food.

It is expected that by midday or later this afternoon, the snow would have completely melted in the affected areas.

According to the South African Weather Service, cold weather is expected to continue in the area until tomorrow.

The highway was closed from the Wilge Toll Plaza near Villiers in the Free State, to the Tugela Plaza in KwaZulu-Natal. - BuaNews

Snow in Harrismith

St. Lucia disaster

This email from a reader comes at a time when the ocean and mother nature was gearing up to open the St Lucia Estuary Mouth Naturally ... It is obvious that human invluance has prevented the opening of the mouth by pure brute force and that land moving equipment was once again used on a beach to sensitive for public use by Recreational 4x4 vehicles.

Changing the beach area like this interfere with the natural flow of things and the taste that migrating marine species use as navigational guidelines. (ie Sea Turtles Breeding season October to April)

St. Lucia KZN        River on the left.     Lake on the right   Stop the river to flow into the lake.   The Estuary which is well known as the spawning aria for millions of fish