Cabinet hands the Post Office a board, but not a bailout

Cabinet hands the Post Office a board, but not a bailout

Cabinet has approved a new board for the South African Post Office, removing a key procedural hurdle to the troubled entity applying to exit business rescue – but handing the incoming directors an organisation that the national treasury still refuses to fund and that its rescue practitioners were, just months ago, contemplating liquidation. Communications minister…

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The Mandalorian and Grogu’ box office preview

The Mandalorian and Grogu’ box office preview

Still from “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.” “Star Wars” returns to the big screen for the first time in seven years this weekend, riding the contrails of a Mandalorian’s jetpack. Disney’s “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” tallied $12 million in Thursday night preview sales, the lowest collection of advance tickets in the franchise’s…

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Solly Malatsi’s Post Office gamble

Solly Malatsi’s Post Office gamble

Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT Communications minister Solly Malatsi has denied claims by business rescue practitioners (BRPs) for the South African Post Office that his refusal to allow them to sell assets or seek external funding has hamstrung the business rescue process. Speaking in an episode of the TechCentral Show to be published in…

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The Post Office is out of options

The Post Office is out of options

Post Office business rescue practitioner Anoosh Rooplal. Photo: Tinashe Mazodze The business rescue practitioners in charge of saving the South African Post Office have on two occasions approached government for permission to sell some of the company’s assets and to go the open market for funding in an effort to salvage the embattled entity’s finances….

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Cabinet hands the Post Office a board, but not a bailout

Post Office on the brink of collapse

Communications minister Solly Malatsi has dismissed as “premature” a move by the South African Post Office’s business rescue practitioners to file for the liquidation of the embattled state-owned company, saying ongoing discussions between his department and national treasury are focused on finding a way forward. In a statement issued late Friday, Malatsi said his office…

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SOPA 2026: Lesufi touts AI office, widespread WiFi

SOPA 2026: Lesufi touts AI office, widespread WiFi

Gauteng province zeroes in on an artificial intelligence office. (Image created using GenAI via ChatGPT) The accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) has the Gauteng government mulling the creation of a provincial AI office. This was revealed by premier Panyaza Lesufi during the 2026 State of the Province Address (SOPA) at the Nasrec Expo Centre….

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Protesters shoot fireworks at Albania prime minister’s office | Newsfeed

Protesters shoot fireworks at Albania prime minister’s office | Newsfeed

NewsFeed Police confronted protesters in Albania’s capital Tirana after demonstrators shot fireworks and threw petrol bombs at Prime Minister Edi Rama’s office, during an opposition rally demanding his resignation. Political tensions have escalated since December, when the deputy prime minister was indicted over suspected corruption. Published On 21 Feb 202621 Feb 2026 Click here to…

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Post Office still faces liquidation risk as policy rift widens

Post Office still faces liquidation risk as policy rift widens

Deputy communications minister Mondli Gungubele Deputy communications minister Mondli Gungubele has publicly distanced himself from minister Solly Malatsi’s decision to strip the South African Post Office of its exclusive right to deliver parcels weighing less than 1kg – a move that business rescue practitioners warn has undermined the entity’s turnaround strategy. Speaking during a portfolio…

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