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Speak to your local municipality. It may help to have an affidavit explaining the situation.
They may have a specific reason, so you'll need to ask them. If they won't help, you can lay a complaint.
When it comes to property, agreements must be in writing and signed by all parties involved.
Make an affidavit and apply for a duplicate clinic card from the hospital where you were born.
If you have something with her ID number on, go to Home Affairs and ask them to help you with the ID. You can report her death by lodging a completed death notice.
You could lay a complaint at the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS).
It depends whether your monthly provident fund withdrawals put you over the maximum allowed income to qualify for the disability grant.
There is no law compelling employers of domestic workers to provide a pension, but they do need to register the worker for UIF.
Home Affairs is dealing with a huge backlog of applications. You may need legal aid to compel them to process yours now.
Yes, but you may need to prove that you are the biological child of a South African citizen.