Tag: South African Post Office

South African Post Office makes R135m profit

Posted by | Sep 25, 2005 | |

The South African Post Office made a 135 million rand profit from trading operations for the financial year ended March 2005 – an improvement of 108 million rand on last year. It was the Post Office’s second year of profitability. Cash generated from operations amounted to 371 million rand.
Newly appointed CEO, Khutso Mampeule said:”Naturally we are excited to announce the ground breaking financial results, especially because there’s a huge improvement from last year’s financial results.”

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African couriers, regulator agree on new fees

Posted by | Nov 17, 2003 | |

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.

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South African postal services amendment bill for NCOP

Posted by | Oct 20, 2003 | |

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.

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South African Post Office service delivery improving

Posted by | Sep 19, 2003 | |

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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JOINT VENTURE TO SAVE POST OFFICE MILLIONS

Posted by | Dec 11, 2002 | |

E-procurement and e-sourcing provider Commerce One has formed a joint venture with the South African Post Office (SAPO) which will see SAPO implementing the company’s Commerce One 5.0 software.

The venture is expected to save SAPO about R100 million a year through improved sourcing and procurement strategies.

Michael Bosman, CEO of Commerce One, says the joint venture, of which SAPO is the majority stakeholder, is “a prelude to a broader offering. The joint venture is to use the technology to prove the benefits to government as a whole.”

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