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TechCentral reports that the Department of Communications & Digital Technologies (DCDT) is in talks with online retailer Takealot Group, which is mulling the option of hiring thousands of retrenched SA Post Office (Sapo) employees.
The announcement was made by Nonkqubela Jordan-Dyani, DCDT director-general, in a presentation to MPs on Wednesday. She said that Takealot was looking to make around 18,000 new hires. “We have an agreement with Takealot in place. The agreement says Takealot will onboard the previously retrenched Sapo members; on top of that, there is still an opportunity for the recruitment of South African citizens for the delivery of parcels,” Jordan-Dyani indicated. Sapo was placed into business rescue in July 2023 and thousands of employees were retrenched. Jordan-Dyani did not specify if the agreement with Takealot applied to employees retrenched within any certain period. Even so, the 18,000 personnel figure quoted by the director-general suggests there is enough room, potentially, to accommodate all retrenched Sapo, including both those made before and after the company entered into business rescue. However, when asked about Jordan-Dyani’s claims, Takealot emphasised that the details of the initiatives were still under discussion and that no formal agreement had yet been reached. According to Takealot, the discussions are focused on finding ways to “empower communities … with a particular focus on upskilling and creating employment opportunities for former Sapo employees”.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Nkosinathi Ndlovu at TechCentral
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