South African Post Office
| Company type | State owned company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Postal services, courier, banking |
| Founded | 1 October 1991 |
| Headquarters | National Postal Centre in Pretoria, South Africa |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Nomkhita Mona (Group Executive Officer) |
| Services | Letter post, parcel service |
| Revenue | R4.5 billion (FY2018) |
| R(908) million (FY2018) | |
| Total assets | R13.5 billion (FY2018) |
Number of employees | 18,119 (FY2018) |
| Subsidiaries | Speed Services Couriers |
| Website | postoffice.co.za |
The South African Post Office (often referred to as SA Post Office, or simply SAPO) is the national postal service of South Africa. As a state owned enterprise, its only shareholder is the South African government. With the institution that eventually became the Post Office having opened in 1792, SAPO is the oldest institution in South Africa.
In terms of South African law, the Post Office is the only entity that is legally allowed to accept reserved mail, and as such, it operates a monopoly. It employs over 16,480 people and operates more than 1,400 postal outlets throughout the country, and therefore has a presence in almost every single town and city in South Africa.