SA’s largest coal exporters have declared force majeure after Richards Bay Coal Terminal took the step in response to the nationwide lockdown. 

Force majeure, French for “superior force”, is a common clause that excuses an entity from fulfilling its contractual obligations in the event of a natural or unavoidable catastrophe...

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