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The police is required to ask your consent to search the property without a warrant and tell you the purpose of the search. You should call a lawyer.
If your tax directive application is declined, it may be due to incorrect data captured
Yes, you can write your matric exams and get your results with a valid passport.
You can apply for a shack extension permit from the Informal Settlements Management Department.
Absolutely not. A worker is employed by the company, not the company’s client.
If there is no will, the Intestate Succession Act will apply.
It may be that your mother and children and the separated wife and her children are both entitled to inherit.
You should send a registered letter to the Trustees of the Fund asking them to investigate.
You can contact Home Affairs to appeal your status as a "prohibited person".
You are supposed to pay UIF contributions until your employee stops working for you.