SAPO business rescue practitioners say they have not yet filed any documents for liquidation with any court. The future of the South African Post Office (SAPO) hangs in the balance after the business rescue practitioners (BRPs) announced plans to seek the liquidation of the beleaguered state-owned enterprise. BRPs Anoosh Rooplal and Juanito Damons notified Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi on Friday about their intention to apply for liquidation of the entity.
The news was shared by Deputy Minister Mondli Gungubele during the meeting of the Communications and Digital Technologies Portfolio Committee, as Malatsi was requesting the postponement of the presentation ofSAPO’s future sustainability strategy and BRP exit timelines. The department is currently engaging the National Treasury regarding the R700 million in the Special Appropriations allocated to it by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana when he tabled the 2026 Budget last month. Malatsi confirmed receiving the letter that was sent before the start of the afternoon meeting.
“I can’t express a view as I have not read and studied it. It has just been shared with me after the deputy minister shared with us,” said Malatsi. The letter brought confusion among the MPs as to whether the meeting should proceed, given the intention to apply for liquidation.
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“It appears this letter was circulated in the last hour. Is it appropriate to get a briefing unless the minister has sight of it?” asked ANC MP Shaik Imraan Subrathie. DA MP Tsholofelo Bodlani condemned the conduct of the BRPs, describing it as a “total disregard for the processes” and suggested that a phone call to Malatsi would have been prudent.
EFF MP Sixolise Gcilishe echoed these sentiments, asserting that the BRPs should have made a concerted effort to ensure the minister was informed ahead of the meeting. “The way they went about it is suspicious,” Gcilishe said.
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