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Run by Numbers The South African Post Office: your cheque is definitely not in the mail

Minister of the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCTC) Mondli Gungubele had raised concerns about the liquidation of the SA Post Office and “demanded” answers from the top governing structures.

He said the government had opted to pursue business rescue to save the cash-strapped Post Office. And this is exactly what is wrong with state-owned enterprises in South Africa.

Why is the general not in the trenches fighting with his troops? If he were, then he would have known what was going on. Instead, he sits in one of his lavish homes, surrounded by security personnel, and is driven from

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