Rural areas, which often allowed for small profit margins. The Court ruled in favour of the postal authorities recently, giving the post office the sole right to deliver all letters and small parcels, subject to mass and size limits. “The rationale behind this is that the post office cannot run a service that brings losses to them,” says Legoro. “They are now forced to impose what is a universal service obligation. They have to strive to deliver to all parts of the country in fast time.” Speaking from her Pretoria base, postal regulator Miki Kutta , said she was satisfied the post office could deliver on time and as required. “If it doesn’t, then the courier companies can take it to task,” she says.
