The image above has been circulating on social media platforms.
This has led many to believe that it is currently snowing at Van Reenen. This is not the case.
The article was written in July 2016 and the photo is of snow at Van Reenen in 2012.
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Also read: Snow warning: Snow continues to fall
Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) has indicated that there is no snow at Van Reenen and all routes are open.
However, though there is no snow at Van Reenen, snow has fallen in the Eastern Cape over places like Hogsback, the Amatola Mountains and possibly even as far inland as the Sneeuberge outside Graaff-Reinet.
Snow began falling in the north of Lesotho in the Maluti Mountains (Afriski area) during the early hours of yesterday (Thursday) morning.
By sunrise yesterday, light snow fell across the Drakensberg from the north to the south, mainly on the Lesotho side.
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