More port woes as strike-hit Transnet declares force majeure
Stoppages reported at Durban and Richards Bay ports after unions reject freight and transport company’s pay offer
06 October 2022 - 10:53
UPDATED 06 October 2022 - 23:34
SA’s logistics utility, Transnet, declared force majeure at its ports on Thursday, as workers began an open-ended strike over wages.
Transnet operates SA’s freight rail network and all the country’s ports. It said the strike would have a profound effect on economic activity across all sectors and it urged workers to consider the long-term consequences for themselves (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2022-10-05-transnets-new-deal-to-workers-unlikely-to-avert-strike/) and the economy as a whole...
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