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If the employer can provide proof of the shortage, they may withhold benefits.
You first need to try resolve the issue with Damelin. If that doesn't work, you can escalate.
It may be worth trying to increase the number of people in your complex who are prepared to support your cause or contact the Body Corporate if you have one in place.
If your grandmother cannot amend her will, you can call a meeting with your family to discuss your grandmother's wishes and adding you to the title deed.
You can book an appointment at VSF Global for a new ZEP permit online. You can renew your driver’s license within a three-month grace period after it expires without facing penalties.
Yes, you can.
Legally, his marriage to the second wife does not exist – it is not a valid marriage. In this case suing each other for damages would be pointless as money would simply fall back into the joint estate
Current ZEP holders can either apply for new ZEPs or apply for a waiver so that they can apply for work visas. New ZEPs would be valid until 29 November 2025.
No. SASSA says unequivocally that no one should give their SASSA cards to any other person.
In terms of a 2019 judgment in the Makhanda High Court, yes. But the Department of Education website says otherwise.