The week’s weather: Snow many strange things...

The Department of Cooperative Governance in KZN says six people are still missing following the heavy rains and floods that hit eThekwini and Ugu this week.

The official death toll from this week's storms has also risen to seven.

The storms also led to the closure of some beaches following high e-coli levels being detected– shortly after they were re-opened to the public.

The SA Weather Service (SAWS) has meanwhile confirmed that what appeared to have been a tornado in the area was not that, but rather a 'landspout event.'

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They note: "On first impression, landspouts and tornadoes do look very similar; both phenomena manifest themselves as a dark, spinning vortex or tube extending from the base of a cloud. Both phenomena have the capacity to cause wind damage."

In the Eastern Cape, snow blanketed parts of the Southern Drakensberg.

“Cold to very cold conditions are expected to spread to the central provinces of the country, with a risk of storms which may produce heavy downpours, excessive lighting and large amounts of small hail,” the SAWS said at the time.

In the Northern Cape, two weeks of heavy rain led to the closure of some roads and bridges with a least 5 people missing.

Authorities may declare a disaster in the Namaqua area.

To top off a strange week, Johannesburg was hit by a third earthquake this week. 

The Council for Geoscience confirmed that a 2.1 magnitude earthquake hit Johannesburg on Thursday.

The tremor was felt in the south of Johannesburg, including areas around Mondeor, and Protea Glen.

Earlier this month, a powerful 5.0 magnitude earthquake shook Johannesburg, with the epicentre in the vicinity of Boksburg.

Last week a 2.8 magnitude earthquake was felt in the Roodepoort area.

On the upside, the SAWS anticipates a warmer weekend for Gauteng, at least, with temperatures ranging between 19 and 23 degrees Celsius on Saturday and Sunday.