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Important institution at risk of being liquidated after 234 years in South Africa | SA News

Malcolm Libera
 ·21 Mar 2026

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Founded in 1792, the South African Post Office (SAPO) is the country’s oldest institution, but it is now at serious risk of liquidation.

Once a vital national service connecting people and commerce, the entity has steadily declined and is currently in business rescue, relying on government bailouts to stay afloat.

The Post Office’s origins date back even further, to the early 1500s, when sailors left letters in a boot under a milkwood tree in Mossel Bay. 

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