Mark barnes
No political interference in Mark Barnes’ resignation - Ndabeni-Abrahams
In a statement released in July following Post Office CEO Barnes’s resignation, the entity said the parties were in agreement on an amicable separation.
Mark Barnes is currently serving notice at the Post Office after resigning last week following a disagreement with the board about the way forward at the state-owned entity.
Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams praised Barnes for playing an integral role in strengthening the organisation.
On Thursday, the state-owned entity announced Mark Barnes' resignation, saying he decided to call it quits over differences on the company’s future strategy relating to the structure of the Post Office group and its relationship with Postbank.
According to the organisation's corporate plan for the past year, the state-owned entity last made a profit in 2006 and has recently been kept afloat by government subsidies.
SA Post Office CEO Mark Barnes says that using pension funds to fund SOEs will save the country from mistakes and fill holes.
The annual report tabled in Parliament notes that this loss is 6% lower than the loss the post office suffered during the previous financial year.
Mark Barnes on Monday visited a Sapo pay point at Jabulani Mall in Soweto where some computers weren’t working.
Post Office CEO Mark Barnes has visited a pay point at the Jabulani Mall in Soweto on Monday.
Cape Talk’s Kieno Kammies spoke to SAPO CEO Mark Barnes, who says they have agreed to increase salaries by 6.5% which is backdated to April 2018.
The South African Post Office says that it will continue to meet with workers to find a solution to end the national strike.
Post Office CEO Mark Barnes says whatever happens regarding the strike, beneficiaries will still be able to get their money.
Post Office CEO Mark Barnes has praised Social Development Minister Susan Shabangu for her handling of the social grants matter.
Post Office CEO Mark Barnes says the new agreement with the Sassa is a step forward towards sensible outcomes.
Mark Barnes says it only makes economic sense for the government to use its own infrastructure to take over from Cash Paymaster Services.
The Post Office says it’s not prepared to accept an offer that will only see it provide a payment system.
After a three week wait, Bathabile Dlamini has accepted an invite to provide progress on the takeover of the grant payment system.
SA Post Office CEO Mark Barnes says he’s had to change the way staff think about the parastatal, to start thinking like a business and not a government department.
The ConCourt has given the social development department until March next year to appoint a new service provider.