Sipho Mabena Maria Mahlangu can still smell the burning flesh of her 6 fellow bus passengers, who burned to death during their daily 8 hour work commute. Early morning commuters at the Belle Ombre bus station in Marabastad, Pretoria, 27 May 2021. Picture: Jacques Nelles For domestic worker Maria Mahlangu, and thousands others like her, every day starts and ends with a terrifying daily game of Russian roulette on the Road of Death. This is because in order to get to work or school in Pretoria, Gauteng, they have to travel on the infamous Moloto Road (R573) in the early hours of each morning, and repeat the trip at night, when they head back to the former KwaNdebele homeland in Mpumalanga. “You get on the bus knowing that you might not get off alive, she explained to The Citizen on Wednesday. Also Read: Government
SA Post Office: These branches are now open after landlord negotiations
The SA Post Office announced the reopening of 27 branches on Monday, 10 May and more are expected to follow in the coming weeks.
The South African Post Office (SAPO) announced the reopening of some of the branches that were temporarily shut during extensive negotiations with the owners of their buildings. Earlier this year SAPO announced the closure of approximately 53 branches countrywide because of payment disputes.
POST OFFICE BRANCHES TO REOPEN ON 10 MAY
Twenty-seven post office branches in seven provinces will resume normal trading from Monday, 10 May after their temporary closure earlier this year. SAPO said negotiations with the landlords of the branches that remain closed are continuing, adding that they are expected to also resume operations, within the next few weeks, once an agreement is reached with property owners.
Misha Jordaan
The SA Post Office (SAPO) - which is battling financial challenges which have been worsened by the lockdown - says it has reopened most branches that were temporarily closed.
A number of post offices in seven provinces resumed operations on Monday, while talks were under way with the landlords of the remaining branches that were still not operational. Negotiations continue with landlords of the remaining few post offices that are closed; they will reopen as soon as agreement is reached with property owners, according to the company.
The state-owned service provider expects negotiations to be concluded within the next few weeks.