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All SASSA grants are means-tested. If your combined income is too high, SASSA will not pay her
No. IDs are not being issued during the pandemic, so you may need legal help
See if there is a title deed for the house and whose name appears on it. You could contact Housing Enquiries for assistance
It may be very difficult, if not impossible, to reclaim the house after such a long time, especially if the municipality awarded it to someone else.
Yes, because the BCEA is still in force despite the pandemic. You could discuss it with your employers.
If the title deed of the house is in your husband's name, you each own 50% of the house. If one dies, the other inherits their share.
He could apply for a number of visas: work, critical skills, life partner or (eventually) a relative visa
You can claim normal UIF. Your salon might qualify for the latest extension of the TERS payout.
Buying and selling a house is complicated. Here are the steps that need to be followed.
Excluding ZEP holders from accessing school fees exemption is not in line with the spirit of the Constitution or the Schools Act.