Images of South Africa's snowy roads

Nottingham Road looked like a fairy town covered in a snow blanket, but the roads were very dangerous and several cars and trucks slid off the road and got stuck in the snow. Picture: NETCARE.

Nottingham Road looked like a fairy town covered in a snow blanket, but the roads were very dangerous and several cars and trucks slid off the road and got stuck in the snow. Picture: NETCARE.

A jack-knifed truck was among the victims of a blizzard that wreaked havoc with traffic on the N3 outside Harrismith. Picture: Steve Lawrence, INLSA.

Heavy snow fell in many parts of the Eastern Cape earlier this week, including the Mount Fletcher area. Picture: Daily Dispatch.

The recent snow in KwaZulu-Natal caused havoc on the roads, leaving several of the routes closed to traffic. Picture: NETCARE.

Harrismith was under a blanket of snow after heavy falls overnight. Picture: Supplied.

A cellphone photo taken by Sapa reporter Yadhana Jadoo of the snow in the Harrismith area on Tuesday.

Snow at Cathedral Peak Hotel. Picture: Handout/Supplied.

Hundreds of trucks and cars were marooned for 30km outside Harrismith following the closure of Van Reenens pass as heavy snow continued to fall throughout the day. Picture: Steve Lawrence, INLSA.

Hundreds of trucks and cars were marooned for 30km outside Harrismith following the closure of Van Reenens pass as heavy snow continued to fall throughout the day. Picture: Steve Lawrence, INLSA.

Harrismith was under a blanket of snow after heavy falls overnight. Picture: Supplied.

Nottingham Road looked like a fairy town covered in a snow blanket, but the roads were very dangerous and several cars and trucks slid off the road and got stuck in the snow. Picture: NETCARE.

A cellphone photo taken by Sapa reporter Yadhana Jadoo of the snow in the Harrismith area on Tuesday.