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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.
No, the debt must first be paid from the deceased estate before the title deed can be transferred.
Given the legal requirements surrounding annual leave, it may be simpler to employ more than one carer.
You first need to register your baby's birth with Home Affairs, then apply for their passport at your embassy/consulate so that you can apply for an Accompanying Minors Visa.
It could be that they are struggling to verify your identity because you have a green ID book and your photo is not clear enough.
No. You only qualify for South African citizenship if at least one parent is/was a South African citizen or has permanent resident status.
SASSA manually verifies every application, which takes very long. It could be that there is information missing but SASSA does not inform applicants when this is the case, so you need to keep checking