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You can apply for a replacement copy or a full death certificate at any Home Affairs office.
Only one parent's ID is required to apply for an ID, according to Home Affairs' website, so you may want to get legal help.
Both of these issues can be resolved through mediation to reach an agreement or parenting plan, which can then be made an order of court.
The Director-General of Home Affairs can issue an order that will allow a foreign ex-spouse who applies for a visitorās or relativeās visa to stay in the country.
If either of your parents has permanent residency in South Africa, you would qualify to apply for permanent residence too. Then after five years, you could apply for citizenship by naturalisation.
The court ordered that a foreign ex-spouse should be allowed to live and work in the country to discharge parental duties.
Children born to two non-South Africans and do not qualify for citizenship are entitled to a birth certificate but it will have no ID number.
You and your mother may need to make a sworn affidavit that your father has left and that neither of you has any way of contacting him to make a certified copy of his ID.
If your mother was not a citizen or permanent resident at the time of your birth, you qualify to be a South African citizen by birth if you have not lived anywhere else but South Africa.
You'll need to get help from an organisation with experience in dealing with Home Affairs.