SA Post Office closes hundreds of branches
Financial woes continue to weigh on the South African Post Office as it has recorded a R1.1bn final loss for the year ended March 31 2016. By News24 Wire – October 5, 2016 Financial woes…
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When The Postman doesn’t ring at all: Can Mark Barnes save SA post office from the iceberg?
MARIANNE THAMM 17 APR 2016 11:48 (SOUTH AFRICA) The day before new South African Post Office Group CEO Mark Barnes, only four months in the job, flew to Cape Town on Friday to motivate for…
SHOCKING DETAILS EMERGE ON STATE OF POST OFFICE
Parliament has heard shocking details of bankruptcy, chronic labour unrest & unpaid wages at the Post Office. FILE: The Parliamentary sitting into the current state of the South African Post Office on 31 October 2014….
Post Office in ‘danger of collapse if it cannot secure funding’
BY LINDA ENSOR, 15 APRIL 2016, 10:05 Picture: SOWETAN THE South African Post Office (Sapo) faces the potential danger of collapse within a month if it does not secure funding, CEO Mark…
Board members ran SA Post Office into the ground
A member of the DA has laid charges against directors who served on the South African Post Office board last year. By News24 Wire – October 12, 2015 1 A member of the Democratic Alliance…
SA Post Office can’t pay staff full salaries
The South African Post Office says it paid all its staff 70% of their total salaries, with the remaining 30% expected to be deposited by October 31. By News24 Wire – October 26, 2015 The…
Post office has no money for fuel
NEWS/SOUTH-AFRICA/KWAZULU-NATAL / 13 August 2015 at 12:48pm By: Sphelele Ngubane Durban – The South African Post Office is in crisis again. This time, the parastatal has allegedly told local branches that no mail would be received…
Billion rand bailout for Post Office?
02 November 2015 at 14:50pm By: LEE RONDGANGER Durban – Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services has stepped in to ensure the embattled, cash-strapped SA Post Office keeps afloat. The committee and Telecommunications…
Call to bail out the Post Office
2015-10-01 16:48 – Gareth van Zyl The SA Post Office was put under administration in November last year after a protracted four-month illegal strike. Picture: Emile Hendricks/Foto24 Johannesburg – The Communication Workers Union (CWU) on…
SA Post Office ‘on the brink of collapse’, MPs told
BY RICHARD DAVIES, OCTOBER 15 2014, 18:06 Picture: SOWETAN THE cash-strapped, strike-hammered SA Post Office (Sapo) is on the brink of collapse, MPs heard on Wednesday. “The financial situation of the post office is dire….