Time to pack it in: Does South Africa even need a Post Office?

It is one of South Africa’s oldest businesses, dating back to 1792, when two Dutchmen opened the country’s first post office in a small room next to the pantry at the Castle of Good Hope.

Today, go to most post offices in the country and you’re likely to find a dust-covered building that hasn’t changed in decades. Rusted postboxes line the walls outside, while yellowing, framed posters hang askew on the walls inside.