Mayor objects to SA Postal Services on closure of all Mitchells Plain branches
10 February 2023
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has written to the South African Post Office to request an urgent engagement on the closure of all its services in Mitchells Plain. Read more below:
‘It has come to my attention that the South Africa Post Office (SAPO) has decided to close all branches in the Mitchells Plain area. Mitchells Plain has many thousands of residents who rely on the SAPO for their mail and withdrawal of their South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) grants. This decision will have serious negative consequences for local residents,’ said Mayor Hill-Lewis.
The Mayor said it was unacceptable that Mitchells Plain residents were simply being referred to the closest branch located some twenty kilometres away.
‘I have asked for a meeting with the post office to discuss possible solutions to this. My hope is that we can agree that SAPO must open at least one of their branches in Mitchells Plain. Residents are already struggling with the rising cost of living. Travelling twenty kilometres to the nearest post office is a big ask,’ said the Mayor.
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City of Cape Town, Media Office