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You should notify SASSA. If the problem persists, you can contact Black Sash or a similar organisation.
You will need to submit an application at a Land board Office for a Customary Land Grant Deed.
Yes, you would need to transfer the house into your own name before you could leave it to beneficiaries in your will.
It depends whether there is a clause in your mother's will that precludes inheritance being part of the beneficiary's joint estate.
You will still be able to withdraw any funds saved in your vested pot before 1 September 2024.
No. You have to lodge your claim with the RAF within three years if you know the driver, or two years if it was a hit-and-run.
No, as of 1 September 2024, you can withdraw any funds saved before that date if you lose your job or resign.
You should lay a complaint with the UIF. If they don't help, you can escalate your complaint to the call centre at 0800 030 007.
It depends on the company's pension or provident fund rules, but usually they leave it to the insurance company to decide whether you qualify. If you do, you will be paid a monthly stipend.
The school should contact you and give you three months to settle the account. But they do not need to tell you if they intend to hand over the account to debt collectors.