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Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday ordered corruption body, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of “serious maladministration” and corruption at the South African Post Office. The SIU will be investigating, among other things, “the allegations of serious maladministration in connection with the affairs of the South …

A few months ago a woman contacted the Ombudsman for assistance with receiving her mail. The woman’s physical condition has deteriorated and she now has great difficulty getting down her steep and long driveway to her curb to get the mail from her mailbox. More: continued here

Loveland Chamber, Post Office celebrates kickoff of Loveland remailing program …ReporterHerald.comThey helped kick off the 68th Annual Loveland Valentine Re-Mailing Program hosted by the Chamber and the Loveland Post Office. By the time they are finished over the next two weeks, the stampers will have stamped 140,000 to 160,000 red, …

ThinkProgress Elizabeth Warren Proposes Replacing Payday Lenders With The Post OfficeThinkProgressThe Postal Service (USPS) could spare the most economically vulnerable Americans from dealing with predatory financial companies under a proposal endorsed over the weekend by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). “USPS could partner with banks to make a … More: continued here

POST OFFICE BLUESSitNewsI realize that Darrell Issa and a handful of his right wing cronies, starting with the insane mandating of financing 75 years of retirements in advance, are doing everything in their power to destroy the U.S. Postal Service, but I do not see that as … More: continued …

Loveland postmaster Cindy Kinney started getting valentines to stamp, cancel and send through the nation's largest re-mailing program on Dec. 12 — though it wouldn't be nearly two months for the stamping to begin. More: continued here

Valentine post office set to postmark Valentine's Day cardsLincoln Journal StarIncurable romantics who believe the most heartfelt messages for Valentine's Day are personal and sent by mail — not text or tweet — are expected to once again deluge the Valentine Post Office so their greetings go out with the …

Could your local post office become your bank? A new report from the Office of the Inspector General explores the idea. More: continued here

Post offices may be moving, closing – agency seeking written commentsSnohomish County TribuneEVERETT – The U.S. Postal Service intends to move its downtown post office and shutter its post office at Paine Field. The timeframe for the changes is unclear. The announcement at last week's Everett City Council meeting surprised …

An alert in Belfast city centre caused by the discovery of a suspect package has ended. More: continued here