Pretoria - The SA Post Office (Sapo) has introduced an affordable and a simple money transfer service to and from Uganda.
“Individual customers can send amounts of up to R5 000 per month from any online post office in South Africa to any post office in Uganda,” Sapo said.
There is no limit on the amount that can be sent from Uganda to South Africa.
The Post Office said many of the foreign citizens working in South Africa have dependents in their home country and therefore have a need to send money to their respective families back home continuously.
The introduction of the service follows one that is similar to Zimbabwe and Botswana.
“For security purposes, the sender can choose a secret code or message and then communicate that to the receiver. This acts as a secret code that the recipient must provide to confirm his or her identity,” the Post Office said.
The sender needs to present copies of his or her passport or identity document and utility bill upon collection.
Migrant miners and farm workers from neighbouring countries who work in South Africa are among people who will find the new service particularly useful.
The service is available at 1591 post offices in South Africa. There is a post office in all major towns in Zimbabwe and Botswana. – SAnews.gov.za
