Uganda post Ltd has changed its name and logo to Posta Uganda, to march global standards of services and introduce a competitive corporate image.
The new corporate image was launched Nov. 22 at the General Post office premises in Kampala.
The new logo is a vertical rectangle with a red circle in middle with blue and white stripes.
Read MoreThe regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry has entered the fray over the state’s attempt to regulate the courier industry, warning that implementing draft regulations in their current form would have a severe negative effect on many of its members.
The chamber said in a letter to Communications Minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri that although commerce and industry were the biggest users of postal and courier services, there had been no attempt to consult organised business over the new provisions, which would force smaller courier companies out of business and destroy thousands of jobs.
Read MoreMany companies fear the new rules are going to put smaller companies out of business
OFFICIALS from a range of courier companies, or express parcel companies as they prefer to be known, headed off for Polokwane (formerly Pietersburg) at the weekend to participate in the first roadshow meetings being held on the new postal regulations.
They have a lot to get off their chest. Many are concerned about the effect of the new rules on their businesses and the industry as a whole. “If the regulations are implemented as they stand, it will lead to many small companies going out of business and only the large entities are likely to survive,” says one industry official.
Read MoreThe African postal regulator has released draft regulations compelling all operators in the postal sector, including courier companies, to register, while reenforcing a cap on price increases for the SA Post Office. The regulations, which emanate from the 1998 Postal Services Act, will help enforce the SA Post Office’s monopoly over all postal items weighing less than 1kg, which has long been flouted by other operators. An inspectorate is to be established to ensure the monopoly is adhered to and fines administered.
Read MoreControversial legislation aimed at regulating the interception and monitoring of electronic and postal communications was approved in the National Assembly on Tuesday [17 September].
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