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As it is your mother that is South African, not your father, I don’t think they should require a DNA test from your father. However, they might want one from you and your mother.
Your best option would be to urgently consult with an organisation experienced in dealing with Home Affairs.
You could provide sworn affidavits as to their own identities and relationship, and declare that your cousin is not your mother’s child.
Yes, you can apply for a duplicate clinic card from the hospital where you were born.
You can email the RRO where you got your most recent extension to make an appointment or try to renew it online.
Yes, both partners in a civil union can choose what surnames they will be known by.
The fact that you use her maiden surname and she has changed hers does not make you any less her son.
If you were born outside South Africa and one of your parents was South African, and the birth was registered, you should be able to claim South African citizenship by descent.
Your girlfriend will have to apply for a Late Birth Registration (LBR).
As you were both born in South Africa before 2014, you still automatically qualify for citizenship provided you have not lived anywhere else but South Africa.