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The Snow Report has predicted that a major cold front‚on July 1‚ is "likely to bring a blanket of snow" across the country. Snow report says by Sunday night‚ some snow is expected to fall over the peaks of the majority of Cape mountains. The SA Weather Service has also issued a warning about the snowy conditions.

Some Swazis have distanced themselves from the 1st ever gay pride celebrations taking place this weekend in the Capital of Mbabane. An event of such scale and nature has never been held in the Kingdom of eSwatini, and If all goes to plan, the 30th of June 2018 may be a date to remember in Eswatini's history.

The Rock of Hope, a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex organisation could make history by hosting Eswatini's first LGBTI Pride celebrations in Mbabane this weekend; Saturday 30t). An event of such magnitude has never been held in the Kingdom of Eswatini. The history-making event will coincide with other Pride marches worldwide this month. Molebogeng Sebidi spoke Communications & Advocacy Officer, Melusi Simelane, ahead of the event

Thousands of artists and visitors are flocking to the 44th National Arts Festival which has officially opened its doors in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape. Festival goers will certainly be spoilt for choice as organisers have arranged a line-up of 2400 performances covering artistic performances including theatre, poetry readings, comedy to jazz and classical music. The festival is also an economic booster as it contributes R94 million to the economy of the City of Saints and much more to the economy of the province. The festival's CEO, Tony Lankester spoke to Sakina Kamwendo.

Long queues and prolonged waiting at Home Affairs offices will soon be a thing of the past. Home Affairs, minister Malusi Gigaba has met all senior managers across the country to come up with solutions. Never-ending queues, constant crashing of the online system have been plagueing the department. Minister Gigaba's spokesperson Mayihlome Tshwete provided more information on the meeting.

The investigation into the controversial appointment of Tshwane Mayor Solly Msimanga's former chief of staff Marietha Aucamp, has found that her appointment was irregular. Aucamp resigned from her job in May after it emerged that she lied about her qualifications. City Manager Moeketsi Mosola released the findings which cleared Mayor Solly Msimanga of any wrongdoing saying it's clear that the human resources department did not follow correct procedures. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Selby Bokaba who speaks on behalf of the City of Tshwane. .

The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that the decision to classify the controversial film, Inxeba - The wound, as X18, be set aside because the movie is not hardcore porn. Judge Joseph Railinga found that the Film and Publications Appeals Tribunal flagrantly disregarded the rules of PAJA - an Act of Parliament that states that both parties must have a fair opportunity to make representations to a tribunal. He said the Man and Boy Foundation had no grounds to appeal the initial classification of 16 and that the appeals tribunal had no jurisdiction to hear the appeal and therefore set the decision aside. Our reporterLiela Magnus was in court.

More witnesses at the SARS Commission of Inquiry have told of how they worked in fear and under intimidation, after Tom Moyane took over as the revenue collector's Commissioner in 2014. Some say they were marginalised because they were seen as being aligned to Moyane's predecessor Pravin Gordhan. Moyane suspended eight senior executives shortly after taking over, following revelations by a KMPG that a so-called rogue unit had been operating illegally. That report has since been discredited. President Cyril Ramaphosa established the inquiry this year to probe administrative and governance issues at SARS. Former head of Tax and Customs Enforcement Gene Ravele has told the commission that the unit was legal but that some divisions were closed down.

The Eastern Cape Roads and Transport department has vowed to uncover the cause of the delay in the completion of a 224 million rand road construction project, between Coffee Bay and Hole in the Wall at Mqanduli. Motorists complain that they are forced to pay thousands of rands evey year as their tyres wear out quicker, due to the pothole-ridden 26 kilometres stretch of road. Nkululeko Nyembezi visited the Wild Coast villages and filed this report.

Various unions have called for the Sibanye-Stillwater Mine in Drefontein to be shut down. This follows the death of yet another mine worker yesterday. According to mine management the mine worker died after he entered a scraper path and was caught by the scraper. Two weeks ago, Five mine workers died at Sibanye's Kloof Ikamva Mine near Westonaria, making that incident the seventh tragedy at a Sibanye operations since the start of this year. Management says investigations into the latest incident are underway. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Sibanye-Stillwater's James Wellsted.