Fastway Couriers South Africa Reviews 233

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Most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Customers express significant dissatisfaction with various facets of the business. People are particularly unhappy with the delivery service, citing slow delivery times and a lack of updates. Consumers also report issues with the service provided, including problems with the staff. Many reviewers mention difficulties in getting in touch with the company, highlighting that the contact methods are inefficient. The customer service is another area of concern, with reviewers indicating that they are not receiving adequate support.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give zero stars I would. My package from temu was thrown in a neighbour's yard in rhe street behind us, and their dog started ripping it apart. There was no communication whatsoever fr... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If there was an option for 0 stars. I would give them that rating. Fastway communication channels are horrible, they don’t answer their phones and the chat bot gives vague updates. I was supposed to g... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Fastway is a horrible company. They do not value their clients and show an uncaring attitude. They can easily have a parcel on board a delivery vehicle for a whole day, or not bother to update tracki... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My items was sent to durban depo and im in bloemfontein and now they are delaying it to come back to bloem imagine how bad a company has to be to make such a large error 0 stars!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

They are very slow in their deliveries. Parcel on board courier vehicle since early morning. On the app you talk to a robot. They really have to shake up their delivery service. It's the 2nd time a... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst courier ever, I've been waiting for days right now, and still my package is at South Bay, it's just delivering is it that hard, by far it's either you should stop taking parcels from people who... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I found that when you try Track your parcel with Fastway there has been no updates for 3-4 days. I ordered a parcel from Temu and on the tracking update, the parcel was still in the Jhb depot, howeve... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have been waiting for my package for over two weeks , the delivery guy has been making excuses about why he could not deliver my package.He said he had high volume of package,and high rate of hijac... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am trying to find out the status of my package but I keep talking to a robot and not getting anywhere! I guess I should rather pay more with another company and at least then I know I will be able t... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Why Temu uses Fastway Courier South Africa is beyond me. It takes 48 hours for my order to reach South Africa from Temu, then it takes weeks for the parcel to be delivered to Queenstown from Johannesb... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sad that I have to give at least 1 star :( WORST courier I have ever had to deal with... twice packages deliver by Fastway and both times they were ripped open elsewhere and used office sellutape... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered from Temu and Fastway just gives updates on their online tracking system like "we experienced a problem with your parcel" and "parcel appears to be damaged". Absolutely no one calls to updat... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst service ever Buffalo is way faster and better than this unless courier service called fastway. I've placed an order in November 2024 now its January 2025, still waiting for my package They sh... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Delivery due 29 April, out for delivery, due today on their online tracking, nothing arrived. The app states they attempted delivery, not true we have been home and its now 4 days later. every day 'd... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If there was an option of no star, I'd definitely give it to them. I've been waiting for my order, it hasn't been delivered yet and there are no updates or whatsoever. This is by far the worst courier... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I don't know if your staff are genuinely incompetent or they don't care. I can't be asking simple questions relating to my order and still be getting vague answers!!! At this point I'll get better a... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I've been waiting for a parcel I bought on the 1st of September that was estimated to reach my address between the 3rd and 5th of September 2025 today it's the 8th thier landline is answered but no on... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They don't even deserve one star. Zero Zilch! Terrible! Terrible! Terrible Courier service. I really don't understand why Temu still works with these unprofessional bunch. They need to be boycotted! T... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The worst delivery company ever ,wish temu could stop working with them cause they delay our orders. Life was going to be much easier if we were allowed to choose the delivery company that we want... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst Courier service ever My parcel was meant to reach my house on the 11th latest. This good for nothing courier service keep on sending it back to its Durban Depot on top of that their drive... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Waiting for a parcel from Johannesburg for two weeks. This is the 2nd time I battled with Fastway couriers from now on if I need something couried and the seller uses fastway I will buy at another pla... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Why did Temu stop using Buffalo ? Buffalo are amazing. Now its Fastway and they are terrible. Crickets after paying customs - surely we can do something about this ? Surely Fastway need to answer for... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I’m so disappointed with fastway, their service is poor. They don’t prioritize customers. I have been waiting for my order for more than 15 days even today I’m still waiting. I tried writing emails to... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The courier guys are extremally rude as you talk to them on the phone they just hang up on you then when you phone them back they block your number or simply ignore your phone call. If you call the... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They lied about the expected time of delivery. So when the time elapsed, I went on about my day cause I thought it wouldn't come, the driver called me after hours and I was still in class. When I got... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Customer service is non existent. The Bot has technical problems and gives the message when can help you right now, then transfers to an live agent supposedly, but no one answers. Emails b... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrible service they don't answer on all platforms, WhatsApp, online portals and customer service call center. My package should've been delivered days ago and today 15th May 2025 my parcel wat showi... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

And even after all the complaints they still absolutely shocking. Ordered from Temu 2 different orders. One via Buffalo and received within 2 weeks. Other one from Fastway and it seems my package is m... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unable to deliver my orders for the past times that my supplier used them. Bloemfontein branch are the most useless branch in the country. Will not buy from a supplier that use Fastway Couriers. Ot... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If you ever have the misfortune of dealing with Bafana, Tshepo, or Jeffery, I wish you the best of luck. I have yet to meet more incompetent courier drivers. Parcels don't get collected until you rais... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Firstly..even that one star is not deserving for fastway couriers They are a bunch of scammers My personal opinion is that my parcel was stolen by their staff After numerous lies from fastway co... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sadly I have to give at least one star for this horrid company. My delivery is now out for a third day in a row the previous two days it went back to their warehouse at the end of the day. You phone a... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give 1 star I would. Fastway could not delivery the past Monday because I was at the office. I made arrangements to change the delivery to today. Today the driver tells me he doesn't have m... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst courier I have ever dealt with I sell on bobshop and it took the 5 days to collect and it still shows booked and not collected yet another day later Should be called Sloway Worst than the ol... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The most disrespectful delivery guys. This is not the first time. If they cannot pronounce a name the correct way, dont try to make fun out of my name, Andrew you are disgusting.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rude staff, that told me (the customer) that I was wasting their time as it took 1 minute to come down from my apartment. They act and look like gangsters. I told my seller I will not buy from him... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I received a message on my whatsapp to pay for my shipping,with the link given,it doesnt open and i tried to contact them still i am not winning no one helps

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It takes time my order to be delivered it was my first and last time using fast way am still waiting for my order even now

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I have received my parcel today after some delay due to, technical problems,The parcel was supposed to be delivered on the 21st of October 2025 it was delivered today on the 25th of October on... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hey my name is Emily Mokgolobetsi from No 36 1st Avenue Alexandra, South Africa. I ordered from Temu now when I track my parcel it says my parcel was delivered and signed by the lady called Dintle and... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is by far the worst courier company evert to exist in south africa Pathetic in every way No words to describe this company.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The delivery guys are often rude and expect you to come to them when they have driven past your location.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My parcel was already picked up on the 10th of October. Until now (27 Oct) I still have not received my parcel. We try to phone them and send emails with no response.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The Bloemfontein branch is the most useless, unprofessional courier that I have ever used, unfortunately due to the platform I sell on I have to use them from time to time,

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

FASTWAY COURIERS IS NOT EVEN WORTH OF THEIR NAME. THIS IS MY SECOND TIME THAT THEY HANDLE MY PARCEL. FIRST TIME THEY DELIVERED MY HUSBANDS PARCEL WHILE MINE WAS WITH FAST WAY 2 DAYS BEFORE HIS PARCE... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am getting fairly annoyed with Fastway. This is not the first time this has happened. I do believe there is a better way to organise deliveries and communicate a window in which the customer can rec... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Fastway...repeatedly returning goods to Northbay every time...checked out for delivery in the morning then returned hours later to North Bay as 'UNABLE TO DELIVER' when in fact they have come nowhere... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Fastway couriers must be the worst. I will never order from Temu again while they using Fastway couriers. Fastway first claimed that they delivered my package. When I asked for a pod, they... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not good at all takes way to long i had to drive to witbank because of a delay and my parcel was still not even there

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very bad customer service, and long wait for your delivery. They are the worst service providers. If we had to choose the courier company I would never ever choose fast way, they are ever rude, at som... See more

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  2. Courier and Delivery Service
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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

233 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terribly unprofessional service

Terribly unprofessional service. I don't know how they're still in business. They're constantly late, they have bad communication skills and their customer service agents never pick up their phones when you call them.

December 8, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give zero stars I would

If I could give zero stars I would.
My package from temu was thrown in a neighbour's yard in rhe street behind us, and their dog started ripping it apart. There was no communication whatsoever from the company or the driver.
Temu should drop them.
Buffalo has not been this disappointing.
And once again my parcel is with them, Im going to stop buying from temu coz of Fastway Couriers

November 22, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If there was an option for 0 stars

If there was an option for 0 stars. I would give them that rating. Fastway communication channels are horrible, they don’t answer their phones and the chat bot gives vague updates. I was supposed to get my parcel today after they have had it for a week in their possession. The worst delivery service I have ever experienced from a courier company.

November 25, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I found that when you try Track your…

I found that when you try Track your parcel with Fastway there has been no updates for 3-4 days. I ordered a parcel from Temu and on the tracking update, the parcel was still in the Jhb depot, however it was in the Cape Town Depot. So for 4 days no update which results in you having to call the company. They blame it on a backlog. Their service is not up to scratch. I have now been waiting 13 days for my TEMU order. The last company that delivered a parcel from Temu took less than a week. Temu sent me a message to tell me they requested Fastway to speed up their delivery and advise their customers by updating the tracking schedule. Very disappointing.

November 22, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Fastway Rubbish !!!!

Fastway is a horrible company. They do not value their clients and show an uncaring attitude. They can easily have a parcel on board a delivery vehicle for a whole day, or not bother to update tracking information. They don't even have a code to verify if a parcel was delivered to the correct recipient. You can not even reschedule your delivery when you see you will not be at the listed address.
THEY ARE RUBBISH !!!!!!!!

November 17, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

shipping payment

I received a message on my whatsapp to pay for my shipping,with the link given,it doesnt open and i tried to contact them still i am not winning no one helps

November 14, 2025
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

They are very slow in their deliveries

They are very slow in their deliveries. Parcel on board courier vehicle since early morning.
On the app you talk to a robot.
They really have to shake up their delivery service. It's the 2nd time a parcel get delivered by them. From the same company, in-between had a delivery from another courier service, which was fast nd excellent. The parcel also came from the same company.

November 14, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

FASTWAY COURIERS IS NOT EVEN WORTH OF…

FASTWAY COURIERS IS NOT EVEN WORTH OF THEIR NAME.
THIS IS MY SECOND TIME THAT THEY HANDLE MY PARCEL. FIRST TIME THEY DELIVERED MY HUSBANDS PARCEL WHILE MINE WAS WITH FAST WAY 2 DAYS BEFORE HIS PARCEL.THEN TOLD ME THEY ONLY DELIVERY IN KATHU NORTHERN CAPE ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAYS MY PACKED WAS WITH THEM IN KURUMAN ON A MONDAY BUT NOT DELIVERED THE TUESDAY.THE PERSON AT KURUMAN IS A NASTY DISRESPECTFUL LADY THAT PUT THE PHONE DOWN WHILE IM STILL TALKING. NOW MY SECOND PARCEL IS SHOWING IT IS IN TRANSIT TO KURUMAN FOR THE LAST 3 DAYS. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? SO ANOTHER WEEK PASSED AND STILL NO PARCEL!!!
FASTWAY YOU ARE DISGUSTING

November 14, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

They went the extra mile special kudos to Rahisa

I contacted them asking if the could help me by getting my parcel to me by 11 on Friday 7th Nov. they went the extra mile by picking it up from the depot in dutban as it arrived and delivered it to me at 10 am. I dealt with Rahisa so helpful I am so impressed as delivery would have been on Saturday which was too late for my stuff I ordered from Temu

November 6, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hi it s the 1st time that iam using…

Hi it s the 1st time that iam using fast way couriers and I am highly disappointed with the service I got from the company delivery guy .
We have a premises with 3 small houses and the main house.
At this spesifiek day they decided to deliver my goods from Tume evenyone know them right..
So what happen he arrives by my place my brother in law video call me and the delivery guy has my parcel in his hand so to give to my brother in law, but it's torn open OK I kid you not. And he tells us that the people who live next door in the big house had a delivery to and though that this was there parcel and tore it open and gave it back to him just like that... And then said oops this is not there parcel but my name and everything is on the parcel and just gave it back to him like that and then took there parcel and then he came back to give us the torn opened parcel... I am like what the F..... Who does this right so we refuse to except the parcel.
So I go on to the group that we have on WhatsApp and I have a hissy fit and having this huge fight on the group because of what the delivery guy told us, the main house declined that that happened and it's a back and forth fight between everyone and yet only to find out nothing and I still don't have my parcel of R1800 goods and then I have tried to phone this courier company a few times and they close at 17h00 but I do get through to a supervisor with the name wait for it Tears and I run out of airtime and I ask her to please phone me back I am running out of airtime, she says yes sure and I am still waiting for that call.
How in competint are they and irresponsible of them to leave a problem hanging like this and plus they don't come cheap R500 to have your goods delivered, I am not going to leave this here I will go to hello pieter and fb where ever I can , because they have caused I huge issue with each other here we're I stay and plus as I said no to help you as usual... To solve the problem
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November 5, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Formal Complaint – Unprofessional Conduct and Delayed Delivery to the tracking records

According to the tracking records, the parcel has been marked as “onboard for delivery” multiple times — on both 3rd November 2025 and 4th November 2025 — yet it has still not been delivered. This repeated delay has caused significant inconvenience.

More concerning, however, was my interaction with the delivery person assigned to this parcel. The individual was rude, dismissive, and unprofessional in their communication. They made verbal promises regarding delivery times that were not kept, and their attitude reflected poorly on your company’s reputation for professionalism and customer service.

If this matter remains unresolved, I will have no choice but to share my experience publicly on consumer platforms such as Hello Peter, as I believe it is important for other customers to be aware of the level of service being provided.

November 4, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Delayed Orders Due to Lack of Communication

I am getting fairly annoyed with Fastway. This is not the first time this has happened. I do believe there is a better way to organise deliveries and communicate a window in which the customer can receive a delivery. Just showing up without notice is ridiculous, especially at late hours of the day. Ask your clients when they will be available for courier collection. Notify them when they are on their way. This is not a made-up suggestion; this has been implemented with other courier services, and Fastway, with such a good reputation, can do better.

November 4, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I didn't received my parcel

Hey my name is Emily Mokgolobetsi from No 36 1st Avenue Alexandra, South Africa. I ordered from Temu now when I track my parcel it says my parcel was delivered and signed by the lady called Dintle and I don't know that person, what makes me worried is that when the drive deliver something they call and ask me where I am but this time they didn't call me but they are telling me that my parcel was delivered and I must know who received my parcel please assist to locate my parcel my tracking number is CR0004824219

October 25, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Long delivery time

Waiting for a parcel from Johannesburg for two weeks. This is the 2nd time I battled with Fastway couriers from now on if I need something couried and the seller uses fastway I will buy at another place.

October 18, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very bad customer service

Very bad customer service, and long wait for your delivery. They are the worst service providers. If we had to choose the courier company I would never ever choose fast way, they are ever rude, at some point they delivered my parcel at night. I personally hate this courier company.

October 15, 2025
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