The current Synoptic forecast outlook for Friday 21 June 00:00 GMT time shows a low pressure system forming to the west of Cape Town, with a corresponding High Pressure system over the interior of South Africa and another High Pressure to the east of South Africa.

The combination of these three systems will create a channel for the cold Arctic air to be pulled in over the South African Interior resulting in a drop in temperature. The Low pressure system is also expected to travel in a easterly direction bringing strong winds to the western coastal areas of South Africa over the coming weekend. No rain is expected over the interior of South Africa, however the temperatures are expected to continue to drop over the coming week. 

Initial reports are that a truck lost control and plowed into oncomming traffic. Here is the aftermarth. 

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14 Cars and 2 trucks were involved in the accident

5 people killed, 13 Injured

Accident occured around Lunch Time on Friday 14 June. 

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At present, there is a High Pressure system to the west of Cape Town, with a Low pressure system forming South of South Africa. These two forces create a channel that directs the cold arctic air towards South Africa.

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May 1st, 2013, a public Holiday in South Africa celebrating Workers Day now was also a celebration of Proctor and Gamble breaking the world record for the most number of people washing clothes in a single place at the same time. The event was to mark the launching of Procter and Gambles new range of Ariel Washing powders.

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South Africa is surrounded by two high pressure systems bringing cold Antarctic Air into the Western Cape, resulting in Cold and wet conditions over Thursday 2nd May. Areas of the southern cape up to Port Elizabeth can also expect to see some rain over the course of Thursday 2nd May. As the high pressure system moves easterly, it drags this cold wet weather further into the interior. By Friday 3rd May, the rain would have moved further up along the coast with Cape Town seeing the last bits of rain, Durban starting to see the first signs of rain and East London bearing the brunt of the showers. Saturday 4th May will see the rain moving further over Durban and stretching into the South African Interior up until Johannesburg. Show fall is also expected over the Lesotho Highlands on Saturday.

High Pressure system has set in over South Africa. Expect Clear Skies for the next 10 days. Coastal areas will start clearing up within the next 48 hours and join the interior with clear skies for the 10 day outlook.

South African Weather Service have issued an advisory of heavy rain in Gauteng for 19 and 20 April 2013.

Reports are starting to surface that a Tiger Moth has crashed into the Modimolle Dam, just outside of Mahikeng, South Africa. The incident appears to have occurred between 17:30 and 18:00 on Tuesday, 16 April 2013. 

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Tropical Storm Imelda continues its westerly track, slowly to a ground speed of 2 knots (4 km/h). The progress of Imelda has been slowed by the cold front that just cleared the southern African coast line. Remaining in the Warm Indian Ocean, the storm has increased in intensity and is currently classified as a Cyclone II, with winds averaging around 160 km/h and peaking at 193 km/h.

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A new Tropical Storm Imelda has formed in the Indian Ocean, at present located 1000km North East of Mauritius. The storm is modelled to track on a westerly path for the next 48 hours before turning southerly towards the islands of Mauritius and Reunion.

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Ever wonder how much people in the public sector earn, especially those in Parliament and positions of political power?

The first thing to note is that member of Parliament, The presidency and members of the National Council of Provinces, in effect pay no tax. Their packages are "Inclusive Remuneration Structure" - which means what you see if what they take home. The following are over and above what they earn and take home

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As at 07:00 South Africa Time (05:00 GMT), 22 February 2013, Tropical Cyclone Haruna has struck Madagascar with the force of a Category II Cyclone with winds initially peaking around 185km/h. The storm is modelled to continue its South Easterly track over Madagascar, loosing strength quickly as it moves over the land mass. By 14:0 SAST, the storm is expected to have peak wind speeds of 140 km/h and start dying down, reducing to the strength of a Tropical Storm overnight before completely dissipating by the 25th February 2013.

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Monitoring of a new Tropical Storm, currently names TS16, has been initiated. The Tropical Storm is currently in the Mozambican / Madagascan channel approximately 400km off the Madagascan coast line.

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South African weather service has issued a warning of Extremely uncomfortable and humid conditions are expected in the north of Gauteng.

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Friday a Meteorite entered the earths atmosphere and exploded in the sky, breaking into much smaller fragments. Early reports that the asteroid was shot down with a missile are incorrect. The Meteorite was estimated to weight around 10 tons, and be approximate 1m in diameter, rocks of this size are generally not tracked by any agency due to the sheer number and lack of risk posed to civilisation. The fragments are believed to have landed in a frozen lake with no direct damage as a result of falling debris, the damage that was caused was a result of the shock wave when the meteorite exploded in the sky, with estimates putting the explosion force 30 times greater than the force of the bomb dropped in Hiroshima in World War 2.

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I am really starting to hate this time of year, what should be a joyous, festive, relaxing time with friends and family has started to become associated with loss and death, its really getting to the point where the memories of the festive season brings more pain than pleasure.

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With the worlds attention on Lance Armstrong and the recent evidence that has come to light regarding his alleged use of EPO to boost his performance, it was only inevitable that the sport of Cycling would be under the spot light. Unfortunately, the spot light is now shining its light on South Africa, with one of our own cyclists being suspended after a positive result for EPO was found during a random drug test.

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