To make new provision for the regulation of postal services; for the operational functions of the postal company, including its universal service obligations; for structural matters relating to postal services as well as the operation of the Postbank and National Savings Certificates; and to consolidate certain provisions relating to the postal company and amend or repeal others; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Latest Developments:

The Postal Services Act 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998) has been updated with ICASA Fees and Charges for Postal Services, 2024 - effective 1 April 2024, as per Notice No. 4343 of GG50097, dated 7 February 2024.

The Postal Services Act 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998) has been updated with ICASA Fees and Charges for Postal Services, as per Notice No. 3051 of GG48062, dated 17 January 2023.

The Postal Services Act 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998) has been updated with Fees Increase in Relation to Unreserved Postal Service Regulations, as per Notice No. 1953 of GG46151, dated 31 March 2022.

The Postal Services Act 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998) has been updated with ICASA Fees and Charges for Postal Services - 2022, as per Notice No. 1686 of GG45780, dated 19 January 2022.

The Postal Services Act 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998) has been updated with Amendments to Price Cap Regulations for Reserved Postal Services, 2013 under Notice No. 1095 of 2013, as per Notice No. 924 of GG45217, dated 23 September 2021.

The Postal Services Act 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998) has been updated to publish fees and charges for Postal Services with effect from 1 April 2021, as per Notice No. 57 of GG 44117, dated 28 January 2021.

The Postal Services Act 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998) has been updated to publish the Unreserved Postal Services Regulations 2020, as per Notice No. 381 of GG 43145, dated 27 March 2020.

The Postal Services Act 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998) has been updated to publish Fees and Charges for Postal Services - 2020, as per Notice No. 54 of GG 42980, dated 31 January 2020.

The Postal Services Act 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998) has been updated with Price Cap Regulations for Reserved Postal Services, 2013 and Repeal of 2011 Regs, as per Notice No. 1095 of GG37010, dated 8 November 2013.

The Postal Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998) has been updated by GG34997 dated 1 February 2012 General Notice 91 Fees and charges for postal services.

The Postal Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998) has been amended by the South African Post Office SOC Ltd Act, 2011 (Act No. 22 of 2011), Notice No. 1079, Government Gazette 34879, dated 19 December 2011.

The Postal Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998) has been amended by Government Gazette 34130, 34129 and 34997.

The Postal Services Act, 1998 has been amended by Government Gazette 33835 dated 3 December 2010 (No. 9 of 2010: South African Postbank Limited Act, 2010)

This Act has been updated by Notice No. 41 of 2011 – Fees and Charges – in Government Gazette No. 33953 dated 21 January 2011.

The Act has been updated by Regulations in Notice No. 981, in Government Gazette No. 32644 dated 16 October 2009.

The Act has been updated by the inclusion of ICASA Fees and Charges for Postal Services, published in Government Gazette No. 31842 dated 30 January 2009.

This Act has been amended and updated by:

The Postal Services Amendment Act, 2001 (Act No. 33 of 2001) published in Government Gazette No. 22910 dated 7 December 2001;

Postal Services Regulations published in Government Gazette No. 27309 dated 21 February 2005;

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Amendment Act, 2006 (Act No. 3 of 2006) published in Government Gazette No. 28945 dated 22 June 2006;

The Postal Services Amendment Act, 2006 (Act No. 22 of 2006) published in Government Gazette No. 29682 dated 2 March 2007;

ICASA Regulations published in Government Gazette No. 30690 dated 23 January 2008.

The Postal Services Act, 1998, has been added to the site on 8 September 1999, as published in Government Gazette 19540 dated 2 December 1998, and came into operation on 1 April 2000.