Zimbabwe Post strike disrupts postal services
The strike by workers at Zimbabwe Post, has disrupted postal services throughout the country.
It has also affected businesses and people who rely on postal services to send mail and bills.
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African couriers, regulator agree on new fees
The postal regulator has reached a compromise with the courier industry over the “exorbitant” registration and licensing fees proposed for operators in draft postal service regulations.
The regulations have now been revised, and the postal regulator, Dupree Vilakazi, and his officials have been travelling around the country to get feedback from the industry on the latest draft.
It also emerged that government plans to open up the postal service market for private sector competition once the South African Post Office has fulfilled its universal service obligations.
Read MoreSouth African postal services amendment bill for NCOP
The Postal Services Amendment Bill will be tabled for discussion in the National Council of Provinces on Wednesday 22 October. The controversial draft legislation effectively gives the SA Post Office a monopoly on handling parcels weighing less than one kilogram, leading to criticism it will put courier companies out of business. However, in a statement on Monday 19 October, the Department of Communications denied this, saying services had to provided irrespective of geographic location.
Read MorePostal Services Bill could be amended
Controversial draft legislation effectively giving the SA Post Office a monopoly on handling parcels weighing less than one kilogram might be amended by the National Council of Provinces.
The Postal Services Amendment Bill was approved in the National Assembly last month, despite the objections of the official opposition, and is now being considered by the NCOP.
South African Post Office service delivery improving
The South African Post Office (SAPO) says it is has made tremendous progress on transformation and is committed to break even by March 2004.
SAPO Chief Executive Officer Maanda Manyatshe told Parliament yesterday that over the past three years, remarkable progress had been made in the transformation process of the Post Office.
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