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You can call a family meeting or approach an organisation that helps families having marital problems.
According to the Schools Act, a written notice of a disciplinary hearing must be given. Therefore, it seems that the written notice was not unfair.
Unless your property constitutes a "new erf" or land development, you won't need a SPLUMA certificate.
The child will have to apply for temporary visas to be legal, and apply for citizenship when they are 18 if they have only lived in South Africa.
On the face of it, it would certainly seem so but the actual decision of whether it was an unfair dismissal under labour law must be taken by the CCMA.
If the buyer can prove that he paid the amount agreed between him and your late father then he can demand that the seller’s obligation, which is to deliver the property, is fulfilled,
The best way would be seek to seek legal advice about how to enforce the court order.
You can phone their hotline but you will probably have better luck if you get help from a non-government organisation.
You cannot claim UIF if you take a Voluntary Severance Package. You need legal advice.
If the firm has a payroll of over R500,000, then they must register with SETA and provide learnerships.