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You could contact the office of the Human Settlements Ombudsman and tell them what has happened. The Ombudsman is the official who must assist to resolve disputes involving housing matters.
Consider asking for assistance from an organisation like Lawyers for Human Rights, which has a Statelessness Unit that deals with problems like yours and has a lot of experience in dealing with DHA.
The debt review payments protect you from having your house repossessed. If you miss even one payment, the debt review ends.
It was almost certainly not legal. Here are some options for your mother.
The executor, who is usually named in the will, is responsible for winding up the estate. Here are the costs involved in doing that.
No, because his brother was nominated to have the letter of authority.
Yes, unfortunately this is true.
It is a lengthy process to finalise the application to buy municipal land. Here is the process that has to be followed.
Yes, you should be able to sell the house if you apply to the Master of the High Court to approve the sale of the house.
GEPF can't give you your half-brother's share. But you could contact them and explain the position you are in.