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You may need to update some details on your passport.
Title deeds are the only legal proof of ownership. Talk to the municipality from which the land was purchased.
The Constitutional Court ruled in July 2020 that children born in other countries with at least one South African parent are entitled to citizenship
All SASSA grants are means-tested. If your combined income is too high, SASSA will not pay her
No. IDs are not being issued during the pandemic, so you may need legal help
See if there is a title deed for the house and whose name appears on it. You could contact Housing Enquiries for assistance
It may be very difficult, if not impossible, to reclaim the house after such a long time, especially if the municipality awarded it to someone else.
Yes, because the BCEA is still in force despite the pandemic. You could discuss it with your employers.
If the title deed of the house is in your husband's name, you each own 50% of the house. If one dies, the other inherits their share.
He could apply for a number of visas: work, critical skills, life partner or (eventually) a relative visa