Arthur Greene
Kokunye ukushayeka komnotho, abakwa-Transnet bamise ujantshi wabo wesitimela i-Natcor oxhuma i-Gauteng neKZN, ngenxa yemibhikisho esaqhubeka ezifundazweni zombili.
Ujantshi ongamakhilomitha angama-688 uhlanganisa izimayini namapulazi ezifundeni ezisenyakatho neTheku nase-Richards Bay. Ukusuka lapho, izimpahla zithunyelwa ngeziqukathi zokuthumela ezimakethe zase-Asia, eYurophu naseMelika.
Izimpahla ezithuthwa ngolayini wakwa-Transnet zifaka phakathi izimoto, itshe legolide, uphethiloli wezindiza, uphethiloli, ukolweni nezithelo ezintsha. Ngenkathi ukuthunyelwa kwemikhiqizo enjengezimoto ne-ore yegolide kungabambezeleka, izithelo nemifino izobola uma abadayisi bengakwazi ukuzithola, kudale ukulahleka kwezigidi zamarandi nsuku zonke.
Lezi zindaba ziza ezinsukwini ezimbili ngemuva kokuthi umhluzi omkhulu kaphethiloli waseNingizimu Afrika i-Sapref eseThekwini, imemezele ukuthi imisa konke ukusebenza kwayo.
Okhulumela abakwa-Transnet u-Ayanda Shezi uthe ukuvalwa kwemigwaqo kusho ukuthi abasebenzi abakwazi ukufika uma befuna ukuya emsebenzi.
“Siyaqhubeka nokusebenza ngezixazululo zokunciphisa izinselelo ezikhona ukuze sikwazi ukuletha izimpahla ziphuma noma zingena nasezweni,” kusho uShezi.
“Wonke amakhasimende athintekile azisiwe.”
Abakwa-Transnet bamemezele“i-force majeure”, evumela ukuthi baphume kunoma yiziphi izibopho zomthetho zokuletha izimpahla ngokuya kwabasebenzisana nabo abanezinkontileka ngenxa yezimo ezihlukile – njengodlame olwandile, noma izinhlekelele zemvelo.
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