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  1. Luis

    Former Post Office employees go on strike over severance pay

    Former Post Office employees go on strike over severance pay Former Post Office employees took to the streets of Pretoria on Tuesday, 2 June 2026, picketing outside the communications department's offices over outstanding pension benefits and severance packages. According to the frustrated...
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  3. Luis

    Post Office blamed for unpaid traffic fines in Gauteng

    Post Office blamed for unpaid traffic fines in Gauteng Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts chair Songezo Zibi has called for laws to be changed to permit electronic issuing and collection of traffic fines in South Africa. This comes after two major municipalities were forced to...
  4. Luis

    Post Office branches collapsing country-wide

    Post Office branches collapsing country-wide The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, sidestepped a question about the deterioration of SA Post Office buildings across South Africa. Member of the National Assembly, Laetitia Arries, asked Malatsi about the “deeply...
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  5. Luis

    Two years of no power, no computers for Umhlanga Post Office

    Two years of no power, no computers for Umhlanga Post Office Officials at the Post Office in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, said that the facility has had no power in over two years. It has no Internet access, no computers, and can only collect cash from customers. This is according to ActionSA...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Post Office increases prices

    Post Office increases prices The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has gazetted new reserved postal services fees to be charged by the South African Post Office, effective from 1 April 2026. The Post Office has exclusivity over reserved postal services under the...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Post Office monopoly on sub-1kg package deliveries ended

    Post Office monopoly on sub-1kg package deliveries ended The South African Post Office’s bid to have private couriers fined for delivering small parcels, and keeping the proceeds for itself, has been dealt a death blow. Communications minister Solly Malatsi has formally ended the South African...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Post Office explains how it measures delivery speeds

    Post Office explains how it measures delivery speeds The South African Post Office (Sapo) uses a manual, internally developed measurement system to determine its mail delivery standard, which has been below the required level for over a decade. According to the Independent Communications...
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  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Post Office Amendment Bill signed into law

    Post Office Amendment Bill signed into law President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the South African Post Office Amendment Bill into law, setting the stage for a significant transformation of the country’s postal service into a modern, multi-functional hub for government, business, and community...
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  10. cyberghost47

    SAPO Website Security Certificate Expired

    So I've been tracking this package from Australia for more than a month now, and things were actually going quite well. That is up until this Monday when I realised all of the external tracking sites were showing issues/errors. I then decided to check out the SAPO website and was greeted by...
  11. J

    Ordering off Aliexpress? Advice?

    Hi Guys, So I need to order off Aliexpress. Problem is, Ive ordered a lot from them in the past. (Well 4/5 times) and not received it once. I see it arrive in ZA then it goes dark. The problem is SAPO issue their own tracking number when it arrives in the country, but don't give it apparently to...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Post Office increasing mail and parcel prices

    Post Office increasing mail and parcel prices Sending documents and parcels via the South African Post Office (SAPO) will soon cost more. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, which regulates the telecommunications and postal services industry, recently gazetted SAPO's new...
  13. D

    USPS Parcel Taking Ages to Arrive - Help!

    Hi everyone Hoping someone can help me out with the below: - Package shipped from the US via USPS on 10/11/2021 (last USPS tracking update provided on this date). - Called USPS and got told they have no updated tracking information beyond 10/11/2021 as the package is probably in South...
  14. Lefty309

    Importing stuff through the Post Office

    Hi. For anyone who imports stuff through the post office, do you put down your residential address when placing your order, or the address of your nearest post office branch? I believe using your residential address means the items are delivered to a random branch in your area, correct me if...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    15,000 Post Office employees could lose medical aid cover

    15,000 Post Office employees could lose medical aid cover Around 15,000 South African Post Office (Sapo) workers could lose their medical aid cover with Medipos from October because their employer owes the insurer R602 million in member contributions. The Sunday Times has reported that Medipos...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Post Office closing 130 branches

    Post Office closing 130 branches The South African Post Office is in the process of permanently closing 130 branches across the country. The figure was confirmed by Post Office CEO Nomkhita Mona during a briefing to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Communications on Wednesday. This comes...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    SA Post Office parcel scam warning

    SA Post Office parcel scam warning The SA Post Office has issued a warning about a scam where fraudsters convince people to pay money into a fraudulent account for a package. The email states that a parcel addressed to the person is being retained because customs fees on it are outstanding...
  18. J

    New prices for Post Office mail in South Africa

    New prices for Post Office mail in South Africa The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has published the new postage rates and service fees which will apply as from 1 April 2021. The price to send a standard letter in South Africa will increase from the current R4.90...
  19. J

    Post Offices closed by malls for not paying rent

    Post Offices closed by malls for not paying rent Landlords have seized equipment and kicked out the South African Post Office from their malls for not paying rent. According to the Post Office, it has resolved most of these rental disputes, but two post offices East of Pretoria remain closed...
  20. J

    Couriers must stop delivering packages that are under 1kg in South Africa - Post Office

    Couriers must stop delivering packages that are under 1kg in South Africa - Post Office The SA Post Office and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) want to stop private courier companies from delivering any packages under 1kg in South Africa. This is one of the main...
  21. J

    SA Post Office's new ecommerce platform

    SA Post Office's new ecommerce platform The SA Post Office's ecommerce platform will allow local entrepreneurs to sell their products on the global market, the company announced at an event in Pretoria. This platform will have a "soft launch" on 9 March 2020.
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