Post office
New COVID-19 grant, old Sassa problems
A sharp increase in the number of social grant recipients after the introduction of the special grant during the pandemic has exacerbated the strained grant...
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Ndabeni-Abrahams: I will give new Post Office CEO Mona my full support
Last week, Nomkhita Mona was appointed to the position for a five-year term after it was left vacant since 2019.
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Ndabeni-Abrahams never interfered in R2.2bn tender at Post Office, says board
The minister gave an update on developments in the entities of her department, but she also spoke about the allegations reported in the media.
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Ndabeni-Abrahams: We welcome Icasa’s level 1 BBBEE status requirement
The Communications Minister has detailed changes to the entities in her portfolio.
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Treasury says SABC, Sapo asked for financial support
It also revealed the Post Office had asked for R4.9 billion to help it through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Uyinene Mrwetyana’s mom hopes to open wellness centre in fight against GBV
The University of Cape Town student was raped and killed at the Post Office in Claremont before her body was dumped in Khayelitsha.
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SA Post Office could join SAA in succumbing to effects of COVID-19
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies briefe Parliament about its programmes and projects dealing with the coronavirus.
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Conditions at Orlando Post Office criticised as pension payments wrap up
Like many centres nationwide, the queues outside the Orlando Post Office have been extremely long, with some of the beneficiaries arriving in the early hours of the morning to try and be among the first to receive their grants.
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'The queue is moving fast': Pimville pensioners praise govt's grant system
Pensioners will also receive R250 more for the next six months as part of government’s COVID-19 relief programme.
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Technical error sees WC Sassa recipients receive duplicate payments
Sassa said that about 83% of clients would have received duplicate payments unless the banks were able to reverse this prior to clients accessing their grants.
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More sexual allegations against Newyear Ntuli emerge
This after Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams reversed Ntuli's appointment as administrator for the Universal Service Access Agency of South Africa less than a week after she announced it.
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Newyear Ntuli seeks legal advice over sexual misconduct claims at Post Office
Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams appointed Newyear Ntuli administrator for the Usaasa but decided to reverse that appointment when EWN made inquiries about the allegations levelled against him.
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Mrwetyana Foundation wants to convert Clareinch Post Office into wellness centre
The Clareinch Post Office will be converted into a wellness centre after The 19-year-old's death in August sparked nationwide outrage against the high levels of gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa.
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Mrwetyana family welcomes hefty sentence for Luyanda Botha
Uyinene Mrwetynana’s killer confessed to raping her twice before locking her up in a storeroom before murdering her and attempting to destroy the evidence.
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Uyinene Mrwetyana’s rape, murder accused set for High Court appearance
Luyanda Botha (42) has already appeared in a Magistrates Court and faces two counts of rape, a count of murder and one of defeating the ends of justice.
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Post Office improves employee screening after Uyinene Mrwetyana’s murder
Luyanda Botha, aged 42, is charged with luring the 19-year-old student to the Clareinch Post Office where he allegedly attacked her in August.
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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.
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Post Office takes ‘urgent steps’ after R14m Sassa card fraud
The company recorded a loss of R14 million since January through fraud involving the new Sassa cards.
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Communications Dept says banking licence for Post Bank urgent
Deputy Minister of Communications Pinky Kekana said the South African Post Office was losing out on a great deal in the business of logistics.
