Postal strike in Jo-Berg?

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12 May 2016, 22:43

Rob H

Postal strike in Jo-Berg?

Anyone hearing of a Postal strike in Jo-Berg that is delaying delivery of mail? My dad and I have our SAPS pre-permit paperwork enroot and one is late. Sounds like a strike in the works.

This article indicates it was resolved, but I am hearing it is still going on.

http://www.enca.com/south-afri...t-office-strike-ends

12 May 2016, 23:32

df06

Happened to me in 2012. My mail never did get through. I resent via Fedex

13 May 2016, 00:22

Balule

Rob

The South African Post Office is effectively a non-functional organisation that apparently needs R4 billion to become profitable again.

You will be hard pressed to find a South African that uses them for anything important.

13 May 2016, 01:22

JTEX

I think they strike about twice annually......

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14 May 2016, 20:50

Fjold

That's great, I just dropped a cashier's check in the mail yesterday for my dip and pack.

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15 May 2016, 04:09

K Evans

quote:
Originally posted by df06:
Happened to me in 2012. My mail never did get through. I resent via Fedex

Exactly the same experience for me in 2012.
About 6 weeks after we returned home, I got an envelope the from SA postal service. Inside the envelope were the documents I had sent for my firearms permit...only problem was that the documents had been partially (mostly) burned.

16 May 2016, 08:30

Sean Russell

I learned, doing business in kenya and RSA to send everything DHL--pricy but it gets there.

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19 May 2016, 10:18

Rob H

Tracking says it is through customs at the post office awaiting delivery. It missed delivery today, and is scheduled for tomorrow. I expect more of the same tomorrow. If it is not there by Monday, I am shipping another set FedEx. Sigh.

19 May 2016, 23:46

JGRaider

quote:
Originally posted by Rob H:
Anyone hearing of a Postal strike in Jo-Berg that is delaying delivery of mail? My dad and I have our SAPS pre-permit paperwork enroot and one is late. Sounds like a strike in the works.

This article indicates it was resolved, but I am hearing it is still going on.

http://www.enca.com/south-afri...t-office-strike-ends

In light of the situation, I'd hammer on your SAPS expeditor to accept all the paperwork via email. I've had my SAPS application emailed 3 times now, never needing to mail it. I'm still not sure why some want it mailed, and some do not.