Description
The reserved postal services include all letters, postcards,
printed matter, small parcels and other postal articles. A license
gives the holder the right to operate a reserved postal service and
subjects them to the obligations referred to in section 16 of the
Postal Services Act, 1998.
Please Note: Licensing of reserved areas will only happen once the
Minister has published an invitation to apply. Currently, the South
African Post Office is the only licensed entity. No person may
operate a reserved postal service unless they have a licence to do
so.
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Steps to follow
• Complete the application form in print using capital
letters.
• Submit the application form with application fee to
ICASA.
• Incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant
and no responsibility for any inconvenience will be accepted.
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Legal framework
(Documents are provided in PDF
format. To open PDF documents, you need to have
Adobe Acrobat Reader 4 or higher installed on
your computer.)
Postal Services Act, 1998 (Act 124 of 1998)
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Service standard
The licence may be ready after 30 days.
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Cost
• Non-refundable registration fee of R500
• Licence fee is R25 000
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Forms to complete
Application for registration to operate reserved postal
services. Please contact your nearest departmental office.
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