The shipping line is taking delivery of two ultra-large vessels in the next two weeks.

Civil rights organisation AfriForum has asked for reports of contracts as well as data on its assets and the number of port and rail stoppage hours.

The security guards were protecting a staged train when they were struck by a train that was travelling on an adjacent line.

The port manager had earlier called for all trucks to evacuate the port on 19 March as part of its contingency plan.

Business leaders have urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to stop the shutdown and provide them with a plan to protect themselves.

The government is exploring opportunities to rationalise, merge or separate departments and programmes.

An immigration official and a policeman have been arrested for allegedly taking cash to falsely stamp foreign nationals’ passports.

Exporters are looking to move their shipments to neighbouring countries to avoid congestion at the Port of Durban.

The Freezer Farm facility is an 1100sqm, two-storey building that allows for storage at temperatures of minus 70 degrees Celsius.

Evasive port calls will negatively affect employment and business activity in certain ports and lead to a permanent change of routes.