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       FILE PHOTO: Container ships wait to load and offload goods in port during a 21-day nationwide lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cape Town, South Africa, April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

       JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African state logistics firm Transnet on Friday said it would lift the force majeure it declared at its container terminals from Monday, after a cyber attack hampered operations.

       The force majeure -- a contractual clause invoked when factors outside a company’s control render it unable to meet its commitments to customers -- took effect from July 22 at terminals in the ports of Cape Town, Durban, Ngqura and Port Elizabeth.

       “Transnet believes it is now in a position to service its customers and meet all contractual obligations reliably,” the company said in a statement.

       Reporting by Tanisha Heiberg; Editing by Alexander Winning

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