I would rather advise people to make use of private courier services than South African postal services

I bought an item on Ebay and it was post via South African postal service, but im waiting forever for this package. The package passed all the necessary points through South African Customs left Johannesburg Sorting center on its way to Cape Town on the 30th of September 2026 . 8 days later l called Cape Mail Customs department twice, to get clarity where and when will i receive my package but on the 8th of October they still dont know where is my package, the Lady advised me maybe sometime next week will it arrive. South African postal services really suck, no wonder most people go via private post. Unfortunately I never had an option for private courier service. The seller chose the postal service.