Just a quick update to tell you the cricket balls have arrived! I have to say, I am more than pleased with the results. I mailed the package from Johannesburg on November 5, 2010, and it arrived in Overland Park, ...
Testing the South African Postal Service
I posted a package to the U.S. today (Sheila, if you’re out there, I’m using Michael’s cricket balls for this experiment!). Just to see how it works, I used the actual postal service, not PostNet as previously ...
Postal Service in South Africa
One of the first things you do when moving here is to apply for a PO Box, for an annual fee of R249. These boxes can be found pretty much anywhere. Most shopping centers feature a battery of them somewhere to the side, where you can drive up and get your mail. As for the South African Post Office (SAPO) and how reliable it is, that's a topic for another blog post,