transnet

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Europe's coal imports hammered by Transnet strike

    Europe's coal imports hammered by Transnet strike The price of importing coal to Europe’s largest ports rose the most since May as a strike in South Africa curtails shipments of the fuel during the middle of an energy crisis. The action by Transnet SOC Ltd. employees is “lasting longer than...
  2. Hanno Labuschagne

    Transnet workers going on strike — brace for shipping delays

    Transnet workers going on strike — brace for shipping delays Labour unions at South Africa’s state-owned ports and freight-rail company threatened to begin a strike this week after rejecting its latest wage offer, a move that may curb shipments of coal and other minerals. The United National...
  3. Jan

    Former Eskom and Transnet bosses arrested

    Former Eskom and Transnet bosses arrested Former Eskom and Transnet executives Brian Molefe and Anoj Singh were among several former high-profile Transnet employees arrested on Monday morning for their alleged role in a corrupt train tender, News24 reports. According to a statement from the...
  4. Jan

    How can Eskom 2.0 succeed if government couldn't run Eskom 1.0, SAA, Denel, and Transnet?

    Ramaphosa's Eskom 2.0 plan — from a country that can't run SAA, Transnet, Denel, or Eskom 1.0 Energy expert Chris Yelland does not believe that forming a second power utility to compete with Eskom is a viable solution to the country's energy problems. In an interview with Business Day TV...
  5. RedViking

    Truckloads of Trouble [KZN]

    Truckloads of Trouble Dave Savides https://zululandobserver.co.za/
  6. Jan

    "South Africa is a playground for hackers"

    Cyril Ramaphosa's private data hacked Hacking group SpiderLog$ has obtained the details of a loan President Cyril Ramaphosa took out from one of South Africa's top four banks in the 2000s, the Sunday Times reported. SpiderLog$ said it was able to use data leaked by another group called...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    SA missing out on commodity price boom thanks to damaged Transnet railways

    SA missing out on commodity price boom thanks to damaged Transnet railways South Africa is missing out on some of the riches on offer from the commodities boom as a rail network beset by problems hobbles its exports. While coal prices recently soared to a record and iron ore is historically...
  8. Jan

    State Capture Report - Telkom, Eskom, and Transnet sponsored R1 million per The New Age business breakfast

    How Telkom, Eskom, and Transnet paid R1 million per business breakfast to the Gupta's TNA Part 1 of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture Report has exposed how the Gupta-linked The New Age (TNA) made millions from state-owned enterprises (SOEs) through its business breakfasts...
  9. Jan

    Half of Transnet's electric fleet lying idle due to cable theft and spare parts shortage

    Cable theft and spare parts shortage paralyse South African railways Approximately 200 of Transnet's new locomotives are lying dormant due to an inability to get spares combined with overhead cable theft, according to a Sunday Times report. This is costing South Africa billions in lost export...
  10. Jan

    Transnet warned government about the total collapse of our railways 20 years ago - former executive

    “We warned government about total railway collapse 20 years ago — but they did nothing” The South African government was warned about the potential collapse of the country's railway system two decades ago but did not implement measures to prevent it, former Transnet executive Tau Morwe has told...
  11. Jan

    Over 1,000km Transnet rail copper cable stolen in 2021

    Copper cable chaos⁠ — 3km stolen every day Over 1,000km of Transnet's rail copper cable has been stolen in 2021. The company is now considering a complete switch from diesel-electric to diesel-only locomotives.
  12. Jan

    No ransom paid in Transnet attack - Gordhan

    Transnet ransomware hackers did not get a single cent Transnet did not pay any money to the hackers responsible for bringing much of the company’s operations to a grinding halt through a ransomware attack on its IT systems in late July. This was according to public enterprises minister Pravin...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Attack on Transnet was an act of cyber war — expert

    Attack on Transnet was an act of cyber war — expert The ransomware attack on Transnet's IT infrastructure that caused activity at South Africa's ports to slow to a crawl was an act of cyberwarfare, Rapport and its sister paper City Press reported. The papers quoted Noëlle van der Waag-Cowling...
  14. Jan

    Transnet hack could lead to national shutdown of IT infrastructure, warns DA

    South Africa faces national shutdown of IT infrastructure, warns DA DA shadow minister of public enterprises Ghaleb Cachalia has warned that South Africa could face a national shutdown on its Information Technology (IT) infrastructure following the Transnet hack. Last week, Transnet suffered a...
  15. Jan

    New details about Transnet cyberattack

    New details about Transnet cyberattack Transnet has been the victim of a ransomware attack, eNCA journalist Sli Masikane has reported. The report stated that Transnet employees received notices to disconnect all their devices from the state-owned logistics company's network and not to access...
  16. Jan

    Ports and freight rail systems in South Africa offline after hack on Transnet

    Transnet hacked — South Africa's port systems offline Transnet has been hacked, causing South Africa's ports and freight rail services to grind to a halt. Supply chain management company ISS Global Forwarding announced on Twitter that it received information that Transnet was the victim of a...
  17. Anthro

    Newsflash: Transnet Systems Offline.

    https://satrucker.co.za/Transnet-system-hacked-bringing-operations-to-a-halt-nationwide/ https://transnetportterminals.net/
  18. Chris

    Government failure will disrupt plans to procure emergency power

    Government failure will disrupt plans to procure emergency power Plans to procure emergency power from three Karpowership vessels are at risk because the Department of Public Enterprises has not established an independent ports authority, reports the City Press. Karpowership SA is meant to...
  19. J

    SIU seizes Transnet executive's houses, farm, and 35 cars

    SIU seizes Transnet executive's houses, farm, and 35 cars The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has seized 35 vehicles, several upmarket properties, and a farm from former Transnet Capital Projects executive Herbert Msagala and his family, according to a report by the City Press. Vehicles...
  20. TruckUp

    Transnet Port Terminals

    As a trucker mainly doing container freight, I always use Transnet Port Terminals and their service is below standard in the majority of container terminals that I have been to. Traffic disruptions are the order of the day. Just today a trucker was killed after a crane fell onto his truck in...
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