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Know your rights: when can you be evicted and how? | GroundUp
Apr 26, 2018 · This is a written notice of the eviction over and above the initial court papers which were given to the occupiers. This notice must contain the place, date and time of the court hearing, and the reasons for the eviction, and must inform the occupiers that they have a right to appear in court to oppose the eviction.
“I want to take my last breath in this house” says Cape farm …
Oct 2, 2023 · Andreas Finana says his family has lived on this farm in Vredendal for many generations and many of his relatives’ graves are still on the property. Finana lives with his sister and one of his children. “This farm has passed through three hands since my birth,” he says. “I want to take my last breath in this house and be buried up here.”.
What does my housing applicat… | GroundUp
Jul 9, 2023 · The short answer. You can check the meaning of your housing allocation status code in the table below. The long answer. If you have checked your government housing application status on Housing Subsidy Portal but do not know what the status code means, you can use the table below: Status Code. Status Description.
Public Protector blames Correctional Services for prolonging …
Sep 30, 2024 · The Public Protector has found that there was “undue delay” in the way the Department of Correctional Services handled convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester’s prison escape. Bester escaped from Mangaung Correctional Centre, a privately-run maximum security prison, in May 2022 by faking his death in a cell fire with the help of ...
How do I know where I am on t… | GroundUp
May 15, 2019 · If you are not on the Cape Town list, you can contact the Department of Human Settlements at this toll free number: 0800 146 873. I have pasted Groundup’s list of Government housing assistance contact details below: Housing Enquiries Hotline: 0800 146 …
How do I go about claiming my… | GroundUp
Feb 21, 2019 · When you do claim your provident fund, you have to get a withdrawal notification from your employer. You complete this and return it with your proof of banking details and ID to your employer who will counter-sign it and forward it to the provident fund administrator for processing. If your tax affairs are in order, the fund should pay out ...
SASSA recovers R150-million in ineligible grants payments
Oct 11, 2024 · The Auditor-General has urged SASSA to improve the system it uses to verify beneficiaries. The Social Security Agency of South Africa (SASSA) says it has recouped nearly R150-million in Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant payments made to ineligible beneficiaries. However, the Auditor-General noted serious non-compliance issues, confirming ...
Analysis: The troubled history of Mangaung prison | GroundUp
Aug 24, 2023 · The suicide of an inmate at Mangaung Correctional Centre has again put the spotlight on the high-security prison from which Thabo Bester escaped in 2022. News24 reported that an inmate who was serving a life sentence for murder and robbery threw himself from a building on Monday morning. He had served ten years of his sentence.
Author: Veer Gosai | GroundUp
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