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Cold? What cold? These Eastern Cape locals weather the worst of winter

25 July 2019 - 08:00 By Belinda Pheto
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Snow fell in Molteno, near Buffelsfontein, on Wednesday.
Snow fell in Molteno, near Buffelsfontein, on Wednesday.
Image: Hannes Aucamp

Gale-force winds, snowfall and rain caused havoc across SA on Thursday, but residents in the coldest town in SA – where -17.6°C was recorded last weekend – are unfazed.

Dying animals, burst water pipes and upended trucks are all in a day's work for them.

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