Snow sparks Eastern Cape tourism boom

GQEBERHA - While heavy snow has disrupted several R58 mountain passes and forced motorists to drive with extreme caution, many are finding joy in the moment.

The heavy snow has also sparked a major tourism boom by drawing crowds eager to witness the rare winter landscape. 

Disaster management teams are on high alert as freezing temperatures, disruptive snow and heavy rain sweep across parts of the country.

READ | Disaster teams on high alert as snow, heavy rain sweep across SA

Warnings for disruptive snow are in place over some parts of the Eastern Cape and the Free State.

In KwaZulu-Natal, travellers using the N3 highway have been warned to drive carefully as snow hits the province.

eNCA reporter Ronald Masinda was in Barkly Pass this morning and filed this report.

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