BotswanaPost
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BotswanaPost is the company responsible for postal service
in Botswana
. It is a parastatal company, 100% owned by the Government of Botswana, under the Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology.
established the serve. Back then, pairs of “runners” carried mail between two points on a stretch from Bulawayo
in present-day Zimbabwe
, to Mafikeng
, in present-day South Africa
. Later, after the railway had been built, the train replaced the runners on foot. In the late 1990's the Botswana postal department acquired its own fleet of vehicles to carry mail and parcels. The postal department that the missionaries established in the late 19th Century evolved into the Bechuanaland Protectorate Postal Services. At Botswana
's independence in 1966, it rebranded into the Department of Posts and Telegraphs. At that time the services offered included the Post Office Savings Bank.
In 1980, the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation was spun off as an independent parastatal. Two years later, Botswana Savings Bank was also spun off as an independent institution. Finally the BotswanaPost became a separate entity in 1989. Botswana Savings Bank
has an agreement with BotswanaPost, to offer banking services through the nearly one hundred and twenty (120) postal outlets throughout Botswana.
Mail
Mail, or post, is a system for transporting letters and other tangible objects: written documents, typically enclosed in envelopes, and also small packages are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post.In principle, a postal service...
in Botswana
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
. It is a parastatal company, 100% owned by the Government of Botswana, under the Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology.
History
The postal service in Botswana dates back to 1875, when the London Missionary SocietyLondon Missionary Society
The London Missionary Society was a non-denominational missionary society formed in England in 1795 by evangelical Anglicans and Nonconformists, largely Congregationalist in outlook, with missions in the islands of the South Pacific and Africa...
established the serve. Back then, pairs of “runners” carried mail between two points on a stretch from Bulawayo
Bulawayo
Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with an estimated population in 2010 of 2,000,000. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland...
in present-day Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
, to Mafikeng
Mafikeng
Mahikeng – formerly legally, but still commonly known as Mafikeng – is the capital city of the North-West Province of South Africa. It is best known internationally for the Siege of Mafeking, the most famous engagement of the Second Boer War.Located on South Africa's border with Botswana, it is ...
, in present-day South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. Later, after the railway had been built, the train replaced the runners on foot. In the late 1990's the Botswana postal department acquired its own fleet of vehicles to carry mail and parcels. The postal department that the missionaries established in the late 19th Century evolved into the Bechuanaland Protectorate Postal Services. At Botswana
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
's independence in 1966, it rebranded into the Department of Posts and Telegraphs. At that time the services offered included the Post Office Savings Bank.
In 1980, the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation was spun off as an independent parastatal. Two years later, Botswana Savings Bank was also spun off as an independent institution. Finally the BotswanaPost became a separate entity in 1989. Botswana Savings Bank
Botswana Savings Bank
Botswana Savings Bank BSB, is a financial services organization in Botswana. It is licensed as a development bank by the Bank of Botswana, the national banking regulator.-Overview:...
has an agreement with BotswanaPost, to offer banking services through the nearly one hundred and twenty (120) postal outlets throughout Botswana.