Authorities have warned motorists to stay off one of the country’s arterial routes in the east. The N3 highway between Johannesburg and Durban has been blanketed with heavy snow.

Roads were closed and motorists were left stranded in their vehicles and unable to move due to the thick snow on Friday evening.

Some areas had seen up to two metres of snowfall, the Arrive Alive road safety campaign said in a post on X. South Africa’s Border Management Authority said it had closed three border posts with the kingdom of Lesotho as “the current conditions pose a significant danger.”

N3 traffic update The South African National Defence Force has been deployed to help. Motorists have been urged to cancel their trips until conditions improve. KZN Cooperative Governance MEC, Thulasizwe Buthelezi discussed the interventions with eNCA.

Heavy snowfall brought chaos to South Africa's roads on Saturday, leaving motorists stranded overnight in their vehicles,  reports Cape {town} Etc.