Cautionary notice of potential force majeure

27 Mar 2020 / South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday, 23 March, declared that the country would enter a state of lockdown from midnight on Thursday 26 March.

All citizens, excluding essential and emergency personnel, will be obliged to remain at home for 21 days, leaving only to access food supplies, medicine and/or medical care (essential products). The lockdown is expected to continue until midnight on Thursday 16 April 2020…

…Transnet has taken a decision to suspend all non-essential activities during the lockdown.

To minimise the negative impact of lockdown to our customers that may result from any take-or-pay contracts, we have directed Transnet Commodity Managers to engage with their respective customers. This will ensure that contractual Force Majeure and Hardship provisions are invoked and appropriate measures put in place for the duration of the state lockdown.

Our Commodity Managers and Support Staff will, during this period, be working online to provide support and updates to ensure that remedial plans are in put in place on areal time basis with any challenges that may arise during and as a result of the lockdown…

(For further details and updates, as well as information about operations in South Africa, contact GAC South Africa at [email protected])

Source: Transnet letter to customers dated 26 March 2020

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