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If the programme where you got your ARVs was part of a larger organisation that is still operating, contact them directly. Otherwise contact the HPCSA or the Health Department.
Groote Schuur’s request to reclassify Sexual Reassignment Surgery as a quaternary service was approved in 2019, but national funding and implementation are yet to follow. There’s a long waitlist.
You can ask your GP to refer you to Groote Schuur Hospital's Transgender Unit or contact the Desmond Tutu LGBT+ Health Division at the hospital.
Yes, both partners in a civil union can choose what surnames they will be known by.
Home Affairs is wrong, but it is complicated.
No, Home Affairs may not refuse an application for a marriage certificate for a same sex marriage.