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Durban and Richards Bay under ports spotlight

25 Apr 2022 - by Staff reporter
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Durban and Richards Bay have not had an easy time of late. Prior to the recent flooding that brought cargo movement at Durban to a standstill, KwaZulu-Natal’s two ports battled nagging congestion, riots, fires and a host of other challenges.

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