Security News > 2021 > July > S.Africa's Port Terminals Still Disrupted Days After Cyber-Attack
South Africa's state-owned logistics firm said Tuesday it was working to restore systems following a major cyber-attack last week that hit the country's key port terminals.
The attack began on July 22 but continued, forcing Transnet to switch to manual systems, it said.
The attack has affected ports in Durban - the busiest in sub-Saharan Africa - as well as Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Ngqura, Transnet said in the "Confidential" notice seen by AFP on Tuesday.
In a statement later on Tuesday, the firm said it expected to lift the force majeure "Soon" following "Significant progress in restoring" its systems.
The outage came on the heels of civil unrest sparked by the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma that halted operations for several days.
"The last few days have been the nail in the coffin," said Dave Watts, a consultant to the South African Association of Freight Forwarders.