Comments on: The real reason Amazon won’t post to South Africa?

By: Mientjie2

Mientjie2 — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:30:00 +0000

The Post office is really that bad – i’ve ordered many things from suppliers in the US and UK and even my moms package from NZ did not get here, but dutyfully returned to sender. I challenge you to order anything by normal post from another country, on the web and see if you get it.

By: Danie van der Merwe

Danie van der Merwe — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:52:00 +0000

I ordered a package from AppleCore in the USA and it was sent in a small envelope. First package went missing as well as the resent one! I queried all the way up to Pretoria with SAPO and they say there was no record of it entering the country…. real issue also is there is no effective way of reporting it and keeping stats on these losses (hence SAPO sitting back and saying so few parcels are lost – they don’t bother to record any stats).

By: Bubba

Bubba — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:39:00 +0000

Thank you for having the decency to admit you were repeating unsubstantiated “bollocks”. Shame I had to read to the end to realise that.

By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:04:00 +0000

I have read the above and feel very happy for you that you have had no issues with the SAPO. Unfortuanately we are not so lucky and have been in the same boat as Amazon for about the last 10 months. We have, for over a decade, sent parcels to my sister and family in Natal but during the last 10 months it has become a lottery as to whether any parcels get through. This isn’t bad luck – it is systematic thieving – you can send 4 small parcels on one day and none will make it – that is more than co-incidence. And I understand Amazon’s decision cause it is costly and demoralising and SAPO do not take it seriously. It is their business to deliver and they are not doing that.
Paula, UK

By: Sunnyafrica

Sunnyafrica — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:34:53 +0000

I am South African living in the US and I cannot mail anything to my family in Johannesburg without it being stolen. I have first hand experience of this over and over. I can send to cape Town but the post office in Joahnnesburg are filled with thieves and crimminals.
Michelle

By: Lola

Lola — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 22:23:15 +0000

I have sent a parcels from Saudi Arabia more than a month a go. It should have reached its destination within 10-14days. It's still not there.I've been calling international postal services off the hook. All they have to say is that they do not have the parcel in theirsystem. The last few days that I've tried to contact the again they do not even bother to answer their phones.So,yes I think South Afirican postal system stinks!

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By: Nolene Wagg

Nolene Wagg — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:20:49 +0000

It is the most frustrating thing waiting for family birthday cards and letters for my 90 year old gran to arrive in South Africa. Only 10% of the mail arrives. My dad even posted the last birthday card with the envelope unsealed and it did not arrive! I know it is stolen on the SA side as I posted a bank card to my sister and it was used as a credit card 2 weeks later in Jet Stores!!

By: Amy Seymour

Amy Seymour — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:16:41 +0000

Well my mom sent a parcel 2 months ago from Australia to my baby girl here in South Africa and it has not arrived yet. The SAPO is useless and I will also now only use a courier.

By: dandare

dandare — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:11:33 +0000

“the New Zealand postal organistion withdrew from SAPO”

What nonsense. Where do you get this from?