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Tensions are fast reaching boiling point in Richards Bay, where logjams caused by thousands of trucks heading to the port last week culminated in armed groups taking matters into their own hands. The KwaZulu-Natal towns of Richards Bay and Empangeni continue to take severe strain as thousands of coal tippers stream into the port. Exporters are rushing to take advantage of strong demand and buoyant coal prices amid an ongoing energy crisis in Europe.

The situation has been severely exacerbated by poor railing performance on Transnet Freight Rail's coal corridor, forcing coal exporters to move product to the port of Richards Bay by road.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.

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_Business Anything other than political solutions to political problems doesn't make sense at all. 😌

_Business Well De Ruyter and the msm says we must do away with coal sell it to the west and focus on hogwash renewables so why are his cult supporters in the comments section here complaining I thought that's what they want.

_Business Is there anything the ANC is in charge of that works properly ?

_Business This is also why we have power shortage because our coal is being sold to Germany and other European nations with higher priority and rates and we left with sun grade coal and shortages. This is the future we are allowing to exist by doing nothing

_Business Don't call CR.. He's busy with some delegation from Ethiopia..

_Business ...yet SA is sold the just energy b^*^^*t!

_Business Production MUST go forward.its fot the good of the country .

_Business Where is the army

_Business This is not a

_Business Lack of visionary leadership has us in this situation

_Business Ever heard of seamless Containerized Goods Rail? Ship to Rail to Truck to Warehouse without traffic jams?

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