A R381 million agreement between the Minister of Employment and Labour Nomakhosazana Meth and the South African Post Office (SAPO)  was signed this week to relief 6000 post office employees through the Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) over six months.

The signed agreement aims to preserve jobs and support the revitalisation of the state-owned entity.

It is designed to provide relief to the thousands of employees while SAPO implements a turnaround strategy.

SAPO has been under a huge financial crisis since 2023, resulting in employees being retrenched.

“This is a bold and necessary step to protect workers and restore confidence in our public institutions.” Meth said.