Rare snowfall dusts Johannesburg, parts of South Africa

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00:00 In many parts of the world come wintertime blankets of white are an everyday feature

00:04 That's not the case in Johannesburg where residents on Monday woke up to something quite unique

00:10 The first snowfall in more than a decade

00:13 An amazing day in South Africa

00:15 Just lovely to see the snow again, although we're freezing our butts

00:20 It's something that doesn't happen like each and every time

00:24 It's just amazing the weather looks beautiful

00:28 You know such was the rare nature of the occasion that locals took to social media posting footage of the wintry weather

00:35 Many of them excited to witness the first flakes since 2012

00:39 It's a good thing even though it's very very cold. It's not normal, but it's very cold

00:46 I remember our first snow was on 2012 so it's a nice experience

00:52 But while some children enjoyed making their first ever snowballs for others the strange weather made life a bit difficult

00:58 It's kind of it's caught like the cold and I can't start it like because the bike is not that

01:05 in good shape

01:08 So I'm trying to warm the engine so that it can start like easily. Otherwise, I'll kick the bike all day

01:15 With the cold front hanging over the sky

01:18 Officials warned the freezing weather could linger for some days to come

01:21 Posing a risk to many poor South Africans who call the streets their home

01:26 (laughing)

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