A Transnet train carrying coal for export derailed on Tuesday on its way to the Richards Bay port.
A Transnet train carrying coal derailed on Tuesday on its way to Richards Bay. File photo.A Transnet train carrying coal for export derailed on Tuesday on its way to the Richards Bay port, the state-owned logistics company said.
No injuries were reported and response teams were on their way to the site, Transnet said in a statement.South Africa's coal exports to Europe have surged this year after a EU ban on imports of the fossil fuel from Russia, following its invasion of Ukraine in February. The country's mineral exports have, however, been hobbled by Transnet's underperformance, blamed on a shortage of locomotives, poor maintenance, copper cable theft and vandalism of infrastructure. Transnet says rampant cable theft increases the risk of derailments.
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