Postal service providers in court fight over 1kg package deliveries
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Pretoria - The SA Post Office, PostNet and SA Express Parcel Association are set to square off in court later this year regarding the delivery of packages weighing 1kg and less.
The Post Office said it was the only entity licensed in terms of the Postal Services Act to courier these packages.
PostNet earlier rushed to the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, where it secured an urgent order to put a ruling on hold which would have prohibited the franchise from further couriering any package weighing a kilogram or less.
May 11, 2021
The SA Post Office has launched court action against PostNet and the SA Express Parcel Association, aiming to make the Post Office the only operator that can deliver packages weighing 1kg and less.
If the court rules in the Post Office’s favour, the impact on courier companies and e-commerce business would be immense.
Given the operational difficulties that the Post Office has been facing, DPO SA MD Peter Harvey believes that placing limitations on who can handle smaller packages could have a very negative impact not only on the local logistics sector, but also on South Africa’s budding ecommerce sector.