In April, the cost of sending a basic letter in South Africa roe from R4.90 to R5.34.
A medium letter (B5) will cost R10.75, up from R9.85 now, while a big letter (B4) now costs R13.15, up from R12.05.
In accordance with these increases, the price of a 10-stamp booklet rose from R49.00 to R53.40.
Fastmail charges will also rise on April 1. A regular Fastmail letter will now cost R8.70 instead of R8.00.
A medium letter will cost R20.60 (up from R18.90) to send by Fastmail, while a big letter would cost R24.90 (up from R24.90).
Surface mail for African nations has been stopped in the 2019/20 control period, with the exception of Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, and Botswana, according to the revised price document.
| Ordinary mail | ||
| Product | Current Price | From 1 April 2021 |
| Small maxi | R4.90 | R5.34 |
| Medium (B5) | R9.85 | R10.75 |
| Large (B4) | R12.05 | R13.15 |
| Prepaid envelope | ||
| Small | R5.20 | R5.70 |
| Medium | R11.30 | R12.30 |
| Large | R15.10 | R16.50 |
| Postcard | ||
| Small maxi | R4.90 | R5.34 |
| Medium (B5) | R9.85 | R10.75 |
| Large (B4) | R12.05 | R13.15 |
| Stamp booklet | ||
| Booklet of 10 stamps | R49.00 | R53.40 |
| Boxes of 50 | R2,450.00 | R2,670.50 |
| Fastmail | ||
| Small maxi | R8.00 | R8.70 |
| Medium (B5) | R18.90 | R20.60 |
| Large (B4) | R22.85 | R24.90 |
| Business Reply Service | ||
| New licence | R349.10 | R380.50 |
| Renewal of licence (annually) | R349.10 | R380.50 |
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