In light of the fact that Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), the state-owned freight company’s division that operates the container terminals at the biggest ports of the Republic, including Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Ngqura and Durban, has declared force majeure late on 26 July 2021 after its IT systems suffered a massive cyberattack the previous week that crippled its operations, (a) what is the extent and effect of the attack, (b) what is being done to (i) mitigate effects of the attack and (ii) ensure no repeat of the attack, (c) how did the attack come about, (d) who was responsible, (e) on what date is it envisaged that TPT operations will return to normalcy and (f)(i) what are the details of the impact of the attack on exports and imports and (ii) how are customers being assisted in the interim?