The short answer Generally you can only apply for citizenship through naturalisation if you've only lived in South Africa until you were 18, but you could ask Home Affairs for an exception. The whole question Dear Athalie I was born in South Africa to foreign parents but I had to leave the country when I was 14 because my mother passed away and...

I tried to register my son a month after he turned 18 for an SRD grant but the website says his ID and grant is already active. What can we do? The short answer SASSA says that if you suspect wrongdoing like that, you must immediately contact their fraud hotline at 0800 601 011, and give them the ID number. The long answer SASSA says it...

The short answer Make a sworn affidavit stating that you have never benefited from any RDP house, submit it to your municipality, and escalate the matter to the MEC if necessary. The whole question Dear Athalie I applied for an RDP house in 2002 in the Western Cape. Unfortunately, I never received the house, as it was allocated to another person without my...

Cape High Court allows multiple groups to intervene in SWEAT’s challenge to laws criminalising consenting adult sex work By Tania Broughton The Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce and a sex worker are challenging laws that criminalise consenting adults soliciting and engaging in sexual acts for reward, arguing the laws violate constitutional rights. Cape High Court Judge Andre Le Grange has...