IN PICS | Snow blankets parts of the Drakensberg as KZN braces for further heavy rain

Snow covered parts of the Drakensberg on Monday after heavy rain and cold weather swept across KwaZulu-Natal. Authorities monitored roads and flood-prone communities as conditions affected areas including Sani Pass, Mount Fletcher, Kokstad and Underberg.

A peacock surveys a snow-covered Rietspruit farm near Swartberg in the southern Drakensberg on August 10 2026. Picture: (Michael Hayward) Cows shelter under trees on Rietspruit farm near Swartberg in the southern Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal, on August 10 2026. Picture: (Michael Hayward) Snow blankets parts of the Drakensberg as KwaZulu-Natal authorities monitor roads, rainfall and communities at risk of flooding amid severe winter weather. Picture: (KZN Department of Transport) Snow covers the garden of the homestead on Rietspruit farm near Swartberg, KwaZulu-Natal, on August 10 2026. Picture: (Michael Hayward) Snow at St Bernard’s Peak Mountain Lodge in the Drakensberg. Picture: (St Bernard’s Peak Mountain Lodge via Facebook) TimesLIVE