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You can apply for the child support grant if your partner is a refugee or permanent resident.
If it was a verbal agreement, there is nothing stopping him from changing the price.
Sometimes, but ultimately it is up to SASSA's discretion
The DSD has a community-based substance abuse programme. Ante-natal clinics often also have methadone withdrawal programmes.
The employer is not obliged to retain an employee who is permanently incapacitated if her working circumstances cannot be adapted.
It depends whether or not the deceased left a will
The in duplum rule limits all interest and other payments on debt to double the amount of the original debt.
An employer can only withhold your salary if they have a court order. They cannot withhold the provident fund.
A PTO cannot be transferred because it is not a title deed.
Yes, but you may need help to get Home Affairs to comply.