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You can take the matter to court but the onus of proof is on you.
"NHNR" stands for National Housing Needs Register. It probably means that you are registered but that there is no further news yet.
Your property can't legally be sold like this. You need legal help.
Yes, if no will is written, the inheritance will be distributed according to the Intestate Succession Act
You can report them to the Department of Labour.
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.
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 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.