{"id":55712,"date":"2026-08-10T17:39:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T15:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/mec-jabu-mbalula-urges-motorists-to-exercise-extreme-caution-amid-cold-weather-drizzle-and-snow-across-the-province\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T17:39:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T15:39:52","slug":"mec-jabu-mbalula-urges-motorists-to-exercise-extreme-caution-amid-cold-weather-drizzle-and-snow-across-the-province","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/mec-jabu-mbalula-urges-motorists-to-exercise-extreme-caution-amid-cold-weather-drizzle-and-snow-across-the-province\/","title":{"rendered":"MEC Jabu Mbalula urges motorists to exercise extreme caution amid cold weather, drizzle, and snow across the province"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Department of Community Safety, Roads and Transport is warning all road users in the Free State to take extreme caution due to severe winter weather conditions currently affecting multiple major routes.<\/p>\n

AFFECTED ROADS IN THE PROVINCE<\/p>\n

1. R702 Dewetsdorp Road: Wet and icy surfaces reported
\n2. N3 Harrismith : Snowfall has started
\n3. N6 Reddersburg: Smithfield: Snowing
\n4. N1 Springfontein : Trompsburg: Snowing <\/p>\n

Current Conditions in the Free State: <\/p>\n

– Cold weather with drizzle
\n– Wet, icy and snow-covered road surfaces reported
\n– Reduced visibility in affected areas<\/p>\n

Motorist Safety Tips:<\/p>\n

1. Keep lights on at all times for visibility
\n2. Keep a safe following distance: double your normal gap
\n3. Reduce speed and avoid sudden braking
\n4. Ensure enough fuel before traveling
\n5. Be extra vigilant, watch for black ice, snow drifts and other vehicles <\/p>\n

"Drive safely and arrive alive. Road safety is everyone’s responsibility," said…<\/p>\n

\n

Read more on Arrive Alive <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Department of Community Safety, Roads and Transport is warning all road users in the Free State to take extreme caution due to severe winter weather conditions currently affecting multiple major routes. AFFECTED ROADS IN THE PROVINCE 1. R702 Dewetsdorp Road: Wet and icy surfaces reported 2. N3 Harrismith : Snowfall has started 3. N6 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2149],"tags":[852],"class_list":["post-55712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-accidents","tag-free-state"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55712\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}