Call For Nomination Of Post Office Board Questioned

Unions have questioned the decision to call for the nomination of board members at the South African Post Office while it remains under business rescue.

The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies has invited nominations for suitable candidates before the end of this month.

The business rescue practitioners took control of the embattled Post Office in July 2023 after it had been operating at a loss every year since 2013.

The Communications Workers Union CWU says there is confusion in relation to the powers that can bring back by a board.

The CWU contends that the only way a board can return to the South African Post Office is once all the elements in the business rescue plan have been carried out. The Post Office went into business rescue in July 2023 in a bid to salvage the embattled entity.