The software brains behind Takealot Fulfilment, The Courier Guy and Fastway
Pretoria-based Shiplogic might not be a familiar name to most South Africans, but those who frequently shop online have likely benefitted from the company's technology without knowing it.
Shiplogic's Transport...
Hi everyone,
I wanted to share a warning about DPD Laser’s current service levels (or lack thereof). I’ve been stuck in a loop with them since the 28th of April, and I’ve finally had to take matters into my own hands.
The Background:
I booked and paid for a collection from Midrand on 28...
The Courier Guy adds fuel surcharge
One of South Africa's largest delivery companies, The Courier Guy, will add a 12% fuel surcharge to all shipments in response to the recent increase in diesel prices.
Galxboy owner Thatiso Dube shared the letter in an X post. MyBroadband asked The Courier...
## Update:
Dashboard and stats removed following notice from Shiplogic, who operate the tracking infrastructure for TCG/Amazon.
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Found an open endpoint and decided to gather data around the relationship
Amazon South Africa has with The Courier Guy
[All detailed statistics and methodology...
Courier hijacking rise pushing up delivery fees
Hijackers working in organised criminal syndicates are increasingly targeting couriers delivering online orders in South Africa, and customers are among those paying the price for this crime.
Online shopping has seen explosive growth in South...
Any software developers that can maybe contact The Courier Guy / PUDO to fix their APP?
Their APP don't work for the past month since their previous update and it doesn't look like they going to fix it anytime soon.
Even their website backend needs lots of TLC.
We used PUDO weekly, but...
The Courier Guy reveals some of its most unusual delivered products
South Africa's courier industry is growing rapidly thanks to an explosion of e-commerce activity, including intensified competition from international giants like Amazon, Shein, and Temu.
According to market research firm...
(Not referring the TCG deliveries to your front door. Referring to TCG Branches)
TL;DR
The Pudo System or TCG to TCG walk in system at your branches is broken and a tedious and frustrating experience which makes zero sense. I have experience this now at more than one branch. Hate having to go...
Best courier services in South Africa
South Africa has a healthy ecosystem of courier companies giving businesses and individual customers a wide range of options for sending or receiving all types of packages.
The South African Post Office's (Sapo's) infamous track record for late deliveries...
We tested the Pudo Locker delivery service and were impressed
We recently tested Pudo's locker delivery service and were impressed with its ease of use.
Pudo is a courier service from The Courier Guy, which uses lockers where users can drop off and collect their parcels.
We tracked two courier parcels from start to finish to see where they went
MyBroadband did experiments to track the movement of courier packages from The Courier Guy and Fastway, which revealed the routes taken by these packages.
To track their movement, MyBroadband placed Chipfox Internet of...
SA Post Office's Speed Services tested — and compared with other courier services
Testing by MyBroadband revealed that The Courier Guy and Fastway easily outperformed the SA Post Office’s courier service, Speed Services.
The South African Post Office (SAPO) and Icasa are fighting to stop...