Approximately 70,000 containers are stuck at the Durban port as a result, in part, of equipment problems - at a multi-million rand daily cost to the economy. The South African Association of Freight Forwarders said the current operating model is archaic and needs urgent revision.
A crime expert says the latest multi-million-rand drug bust in Durban is a clear indication international drug cartels are using the city's port as a transit point to get cocaine to the rest of the world.