Post office
Post Office urges Sassa beneficiaries to use supermarket or ATM for payments
The state-owned entity said some of its branches won't have enough money adding however that most Sassa grants for this month have been paid.
-
Government has 'no interest' in selling the South African Post Office
Former Post Office CEO Mark Barnes penned an open letter to Communications Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni where he offered to buy a majority stake in the struggling company.
-
Standing Committee on Appropriations keeping close eye on Budget plans for SOEs
For Parliament’s Standing Committee on Appropriations, the financial health of passenger rail agency, Prasa, the Post Office and the Land Bank is of great concern.
-
Two Western Cape post offices robbed within 24 hours
Four suspects were arrested in connection with a post office robbery in De Doorns during which they stole cash and SASSA cards.
-
UCT holds GBV petition campaign to remember Uyinene Mrwetyana
It petitions Parliament to end gender-based violence and the exploitation of women and girls.
-
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 payment system.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Ndabeni-Abrahams: We welcome Icasa’s level 1 BBBEE status requirement
The Communications Minister has detailed changes to the entities in her portfolio.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
'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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
