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Yes, you can collect your card in another town but you must inform SASSA that you are moving and fill out a special form.
Here's how to check where you are on the waiting list.
You will have to change the title deed to your name. This may involve an attorney. But perhaps it is not necessary to do the transfer.
You could take the Minister to court to compel him to issue the permit on the basis of an unreasonably long delay, but this could be costly.
In our view yes, but it is best to meet with the Government Employees Pension Fund to confirm what must be done.
The fact that your asylum permit has expired certainly makes applying for a work permit much more difficult for you.
Women in customary marriages have the same rights as women in civil marriages.
The most recent information we have been able to find comes from a February 2019 article by candidate attorney Carol-Anne Wheeler in News24.