South African Post Office

Former aides reveal how she became the first South African to be honoured on a postage stamp while still alive, and how the 2017 tribute reached her in hospital before her death

The treasury also did not allocate new funds to other struggling state-owned entities such as Denel, Transnet, the Land Bank and the South African National Roads Agency

In this financial year’s budget, Parliament did not allocate funding for the South African Post Office, which is waiting for a R3.8 billion tranche

Among state-owned entities, the beleaguered power utility is far and away the biggest risk to the public purse

Mining windfall helped SA’s financial position, but lower revenues and additional spending will delay the end of fiscal consolidation

It highlights that changes need to be made in their operation, experts say

Having struggled to keep up with changing markets, the two entities under the department of communications are in states of financial disrepair

To become profitable, the state-owned entity requires an expanded mandate that allows it to venture into e-commerce services

The money will go towards clearing the airline’s historic debt and may not be the last downpayment

Privatisation stands to deepen inequalities. But some experts say collaboration between business and government can work in everyone’s interest

Beset by political instability, the region is also the canary in the climate change coal mine

Asylum seekers with valid permits and caregivers will now also be allowed to apply for the reinstituted social relief of distress grant

There are concerns that post office branch closures will make it difficult for beneficiaries to access the grant

There is growing concern about a possible liquidation of the entity should it not be repurposed

Thousands of decoders and satellites gather dust at a Polokwane property while the embattled Post Office struggles to settle alleged rental arrears