ICASA says SA Post Office must deliver parcels under 1kg, just not food

[Hanno Labuschagne]

ICASA says SA Post Office must deliver parcels under 1kg, just not food

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has reiterated that South Africa's postal laws determined that only the South African Post Office (SAPO) may deliver packages weighing 1kg and less, although this does not include food.

Its comment came in a letter denying a BusinessDay report that it was backing the Post Office in its fight against courier companies over the rendering of these services.

The state-owned postal service has developed a reputation for late and non-delivery of packages, which has resulted in the loss of much of its mail-carrying business to private couriers.

 

[r00igev@@r]

etolls all over again!

 

[Slav]

ICASA says SA Post Office must deliver parcels under 1kg, just not food

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has reiterated that South Africa's postal laws determined that only the South African Post Office (SAPO) may deliver packages weighing 1kg and less, although this does not include food.

Its comment came in a letter denying a BusinessDay report that it was backing the Post Office in its fight against courier companies over the rendering of these services.

The state-owned postal service has developed a reputation for late and non-delivery of packages, which has resulted in the loss of much of its mail-carrying business to private couriers.

What are they up to now

 

[borro]

That's nice.

 

[Fuzzbox]

Just add a brick with every package.

 

[BuckRogers]

I have 900g of dog crap I need to send urgently. Who must I use ?

 

[kazeus]

I'm guessing "fairly" and "indiscriminately" have different meanings based on which side of your bread is buttered

 

[Temujin]

deliver packages weighing 1kg and less

By 'deliver' they mean slip a piece of paper into your mailbox so you have to go stand in a queue to collect it, only to be told half an hour later they can't find it and you must come back next week

 

[crysis]

Just add one smartie. Boom. Its food.

 

[Adeptus Mechanicus]

Some corruption is just more blatant than others.

 

[Temujin]

Just add a brick with every package.

Polystyrene and bubble wrap just increased in weight

 

[neoprema]

Wish investment is working nicely. Wonder how much they snuck to ICASA officials lol

 

[quovadis]

Is icasa going to fine and police the Post Office now because the entire courier industry was built on the post office’s horrific service levels or rather lack of service in general.

 

[quovadis]

So... free mini cupcake with every order.

 

[Cray]

So... free mini cupcake with every order.

Or a single peppermint.

 

[TheMightyQuin]

Nothing I've EVER bought online weighed less than 1Kg....this is just a storm in a teacup.

Who gives a fuk?

 

[TheMightyQuin]

So... free mini cupcake with every order.

Those hotel mints they leave on the pillow. This will be SO easy to circumvent and 2ndly and most importantly: how the fuk will they ever police this?

What a joke.

 

[Adeptus Mechanicus]

Nothing I've EVER bought online weighed less than 1Kg....this is just a storm in a teacup.

Who gives a fuk?

What does your average cellphone weigh while boxed? Under a kg I'm sure.

How happy would you be for the PO to deliver your next upgrade to you?

 

[Cray]

What does your average cellphone weigh while boxed? Under a kg I'm sure.

How happy would you be for the PO to deliver your next upgrade to you?

I knew the buggers shouldn't have stopped selling chargers...

 

[Adeptus Mechanicus]

I knew the buggers shouldn't have stopped selling chargers...

True! Those boxes are lighter than ever these days