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Department of Home Affairs

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Company Overview

The Department of Home Affairs carries out the primary responsibilities of providing services such as maintaining the National Population Register (NPR), maintaining marriage and birth records, determining and granting citizenship, issuing travel documents, passports and identity documents along with its responsibilities to foreigners such as administering the new admissions into the country, helping determine the residency statuses of foreigners and issuing permits thereof, handling the custodianship of refugees, and issuing inspectorate and policy directives.

Department Mission Statement

The Department’s mission is to sustain a peaceful world, which foster conditions for the growth of democracy and justice, progress and stability both for the benefit of South African citizens as well as people from everywhere.

Company History

Formed on May 31st, 1910, the Hallmark building in Johannesburg has been actively providing services to the citizens of South Africa and people from outside South Africa.

Company Products

Registration of Births

Was your child born on the sacred soil of the Cradle of Civilization? Then, you would need to consider registering them.

Late Registration of a Birth

Births reported either after 30 days of birth by before one year, after a year, but before 15 years and 15 years and older can get an unabridged birth certificate, provided they submit the BI-24 along with written reasons why the form was not submitted on time.

Registering the birth of a child born within and out of wedlock

The child will be registered under the surname of the mother, if born out of wedlock and those born within wedlock will be registered under the surname of the father and the mother jointly upon filling the BI-24 form and submitting it to your nearest Department of Home Affairs office.

Smart ID card

You will be able to get our smart ID card at any of our 70 centers. It can be used both by those who are above 16 years of age as well as by pensioners. Our Smart ID card is tamper proof and comes with well-spaced elements such as an exclusive area to add your digital signature along with your particulars printed on it.

Marriage certificate

Getting married? Then you need to complete certain formalities in order to make your marriage legally valid and binding. What’s more, in an age, where there are many fraudulent marriages taking place, you can even verify whether your marriage is legally valid by simply sending us an SMS message. Send us the letter M followed by your ID number (example: M5001010050080) to 32551 and we will get back to you with the complete details of your marriage, if it has been registered with us.

Death Certificates

Has someone passed away in your family? When you register the death of a family member or a friend, we would provide you with a death certificate.

Adoption

Considering adopting a child? Then, apply with us by simply completing the form BI-193, by paying the required fees and by writing a letter as to why you are considering adopting a child and you can adopt the child as soon as possible.

Immigration / Citizenship

Want a home away from home in the Cradle of Civilization? Then, consider applying with us for a South African citizenship.

Contact Us

Are you thinking of home or want to return home, then you can talk to an immigration officer at one of our centers listed below to discuss what your options are. It is important to remember that the decision to return home to South Africa is solely yours.

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GEPF

January 13, 2015GovernmentGEPF contact details, government, Government services, pension fund, provident fundicall

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GEPF Overview

Before you are aware of it, retirement catches up with you and along with it come the problems of having to juggle between living expenses and limited income, but don’t you deserve a hassle free retirement after years of hard labor? Well, pension funds, stated to the largest investment blocks in most countries, help to provide that retirement income.

Like many other countries around the world, Africa too has a pension plan in place to help people cope financially after their retirement and combat the forces of inflation. The Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF), stated to be Africa’s largest benefit pension fund, was established in May 1996, precisely for this purpose. It claims to have 1.2 million active members and 360,000 pensioners.

Governed by the Government Employees Pension Law, it manages pensions and helps pensioners and members in South Africa qualify for benefits not only on retirement but also on discharge and resignation. In case of the death of a member, these benefits are paid to the beneficiaries.

So who constitute the members of GEPF? Government employees from national and provincial government departments form a large majority of members (98 percent), while other members hail from other government institutions or bodies that have been previously approved by GEPF trustees.

Let’s see how this pension is made possible. While the GEPF members are in service, employers deduct what is known as ‘Purchase of Service’ installments from members’ salaries and deposit these monthly contributions with the GEPF. Members contribute 7.5percent of their pensionable salary to the fund while employers contribute 13 percent of the same. This contributory amount is raised to 16 percent in the case of members that come under special groups. Members can voluntarily increase the amount they pay as monthly installments but only after application and approval from the GEPF.

The employers keeps tabs on contributions payable and amounts owing and this is brought to the notice of the GEPF when employers make their monthly deposits. They also ensure that their data base is updated continuously to reflect the accurate status of its members.

GEPF, stated to be one of the leaders in socially responsible investment in South Africa, aims to be the role model for pension funds worldwide. As a “custodian of the wealth” of public servants, it suitably invests the amounts it receives in equities, fixed income, properties and Isibaya fund. It competently handles the investment needs of about 35 public sector pension funds and operates through its asset management company– the Public Investment Corporation, which is stated to be the only asset manager that serves South Africa’s public sector.

And when public funds are managed by a central organization, it is important to ensure that the public is aware of how its funds are being managed and whom to approach if it has issues to be addressed. GEPF contact details. A toll free number 0800 117 669 answers queries about pension fund while GEPF representatives, present at the Bisho, Port Elizabeth and Mthatha offices, sort out pension fund related issues.

Two Web portals http://www.gepf.co.za/index.php/media_centre , which acts as a portal for presentations, newsletters and the like and http://www.gepf.co.za/index.php/News , which updates pensioners and members about the latest news, together contribute towards building and sustaining a “we do care about you” attitude.

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City of Cape Town

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City of Cape Town Overview

The City of Cape Town (Afrikaans: Stad Kaapstad; Xhosa: IsiXeko saseKapa) is the metropolitan municipality which governs the city of Cape Town, South Africa and its suburbs and exurbs. As the 2011 census, it had a population of 3,740,026.

The City of Cape Town is a large urban area with a high population density, an intense movement of people, goods and services, extensive development and multiple business districts and industrial areas. It represents centres of economic activity with complex and diverse economies, a single area for which integrated development planning and strong interdependent social and economic linkages between its constituent units is desirable. The City of Cape Town includes the Cape Metropolitan Council, Blaauwberg, Cape Town CBD, Helderberg, Oostenberg, South Peninsula and Tygerberg.

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City of Johannesburg

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City of Johannesburg Overview

The City of Johannesburg is a metropolitan municipality that manages the local governance of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is divided into several branches and departments in order to expedite services for the city.

The City of Johannesburg developed a growth and development strategy to take us into 2040. It is a strategy that not only provides a vision of the future, but importantly, defines clear outcomes against which to measure progress. We all want to live in a great city – a city that inspires everyone to achieve more than is immediately possible. These aspirations are expressed in the vision developed from the outreach process – a vision the City chooses to adopt for the path ahead:

“Johannesburg – a World Class African City of the Future – a vibrant, equitable African city, strengthened through its diversity; a city that provides real quality of life; a city that provides sustainability for all its citizens; a resilient and adaptive society.”

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CCMA

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CCMA Overview

The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) is a dispute resolution body established in terms of the Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995 (LRA). It is an independent body, does not belong to and is not controlled by any political party, trade union or business.

The CCMA will –

Conciliate workplace disputes
Arbitrate disputes that remain unresolved after conciliation
Facilitate the establishment of workplace forums and statutory councils
Compile and publish information and statistics about its activities
Consider applications for accreditation and subsidy from bargaining councils and private agencies.

The CCMA may –

Supervise ballots for unions and employer organisations
Give training and advice on-

– the establishment of collective bargaining structures
– workplace restructuring
– consultation processes
– termination of employment
– employment equity programmes
– dispute prevention

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UNISA

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Unisa Overview

Unisa is the largest open distance learning institution in Africa and the longest standing dedicated distance education university in the world. Nearly one-third of all South African students are enrolled.

Founded in 1873 as the University of the Cape of Good Hope, the institution became the first public university in the world to teach exclusively by means of distance education in 1946. Throughout the years, Unisa was perhaps the only university in South Africa to have provided all people with access to education, irrespective of race, colour or creed. This vibrant past is mirrored in the history, more particularly the massive and impressive database of alumni, some of whom are to be found in the most senior levels of society across the world.

Unisa today can truly claim to be the African universities in the service of humanity.They adapt quickly to the fast-paced higher education environment of the 21st century and reflected in their management style and leadership practice. In addition, one of their main aims is to harness the new and emerging potential in information and communication technology to catapult the university into a truly digital future.

Unisa offer an unparalleled range of study choices, ranging from short courses and certificate programmes to three-and four-year degrees and diplomas. As one of the leading research institutions on the continent, they have received and won numerous awards, recognitions and honours.

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NSFAS

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NSFAS Overview

NSFAS, with a motto of Tomorrow Starts Now an efficient and effective provider of financial aid to students from poor and working class families in a sustainable manner that promotes access to, and success in, higher and further education and training in pursuit of South Africa’s national and human resource development goals.

National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is a statutory body, funded primarily by the South African National Department of Education and Training, which provides study loans to academically able but financially needy students who wish to study at one of South Africa’s public institutions of higher education. NSFAS assists students who have the academic potential to succeed at university and who qualify in terms of the NSFAS Means Test for financial aid.

The mission statement is made up of three distinct elements which describe why NSFAS exists, what they do, and the impact on their constituency:

1. NSFAS exists to provide financial aid to eligible students at public TVET colleges and public universities.

2. NSFAS identifies eligible students, provides loans and bursaries and collects student loan repayments to replenish the funds available for future generations of students.

3. NSFAS supports access to, and success in, higher education and training for students from poor and working-class families who would otherwise not be able to afford to study.

A variety of NSFAS bursaries exist, each with its own criteria. A NSFAS bursary is an award that a student receives upon application for such funding. This bursary award does not have to be repaid, if the student, however, does not wish to adhere to the bursary conditions such br

ursary is reverted to a loan. This loan will have to be repaid with interest.

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CIPC

January 2, 2014Governmentbusiness registration, cipc contact details, company registration, government, Government servicesicall

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CIPC Overview

The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) was established in May 2011. Although a new entity, CIPC incorporated the former Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPRO) and a unit in the dti’s Corporate and Consumer Regulation (CCRD) division, namely the Office of Companies and Intellectual Property Enforcement (OCIPE).

In today’s globalized, hyper-competitive economy, a nation’s wealth is significantly influenced by its business activity, the economic inclusion of its citizens as well as its’ level of innovation, as measured by the Intellectual Property that is developed and registered by its citizens. CIPC therefore has another important element to its mandate. It administers, regulates and protects South Africa’s Intellectual Property assets in accordance with the provisions of a range of legislation enacted over a number of decades. Creating an enabling environment for Intellectual Property has been the subject of much research and legislative reform and this process will continue to gain momentum in the next five years.

Since its inception, CIPC has faced many challenges. These have included ICT systems unable to cope with organisational requirements, a large backlog of company registration applications and an organisational culture that has been insufficiently oriented towards service delivery. In its first year of operation the CIPC has focused on addressing these challenges and should be congratulated on the successes it has achieved.

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GEMS

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GEMS Overview

GEMS is the one who provide the health care needs of African people especially the Government employees. They offer five excellent healthcare benefit options: Sapphire, Beryl, Ruby, Emerald and Onyx. Their goal is to help public service employees and their families to get the best possible healthcare at the most affordable rate. They were registered January 2005.

The beginning of GEMS was a historic moment when in 2002, Cabinet approved a framework policy on a restricted (closed) medical scheme for further development by an interdepartmental working group (departments of Public Service and Administration, National Treasury, Health, Education, Correctional Services and SAPS). The approved framework policy centered on the principles of equity, efficiency and differentiation:

The implementation of GEMS fulfils government’s policy objectives regarding the restructuring of available medical cover. GEMS achieves the promotion of equitable access to comprehensive and affordable health care benefits by all public service employees and provides lower income earners with greater access to this benefit. The implementation of GEMS also sets an example to other employers by demonstrating that innovative medical benefits can be made available to all employees.

Implementing GEMS also provides government with greater control over the money it currently contributes to the private healthcare sector and also over the selection and quality of healthcare benefits to which its employees contribute.

Government is empowered through GEMS to provide more employees with an opportunity to improve their health and wellbeing – in turn impacting positively on improved productivity levels in the public service.

GEMS also achieves unique synergies with the work currently being performed by the Department of Health. Nearly two million beneficiaries have already been enrolled on GEMS, through the promotion of greater access to the employer subsidy.

The implementation of GEMS also supports the work performed by the Department of Health on National Health Insurance and the establishment of the Risk Equalisation Fund. GEMS is committed to delivering access to equitable, comprehensive and sustainable benefits to all public service employees.

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ESKOM

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ESKOM Overview

Eskom generates approximately 95% of the electricity used in South Africa and approximately 45% of the electricity used in Africa. Eskom generates, transmits and distributes electricity to industrial, mining, commercial, agricultural and residential customers and redistributors. Additional power stations and major power lines are being built to meet rising electricity demand in South Africa. Eskom will continue to focus on improving and strengthening its core business of electricity generation, transmission, trading and distribution.

Eskom buys electricity from and sells electricity to the countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Eskom has a responsibility to the country to ensure that sustainable development becomes a reality. Eskom is committed to the highest standard of ethical conduct in all its actions and decisions. Ethics in Eskom is about accomplishing preferred ethical behaviours by living the Eskom values through its Code of Ethics.

With effect from 1 July 2002, Eskom was converted from a statutory body into a public company as Eskom Holdings Limited, in terms of the Eskom Conversion Act, 13 of 2001.

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SARS

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SARS Overview

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is the nation’s tax collecting authority. It was established in terms of the South African Revenue Service Act 34 of 1997 as an autonomous agency, which was responsible for administering the South African tax system and customs service.

SARS responsibilities are to:
Collect and administer all national taxes, duties and levies
Collect revenue that may be imposed under any other legislation as agreed on between SARS and a state entity entitled to the revenue
Provide a customs service that facilitates trade, maximizes revenue collection and protects our borders from illegal importation and exportation of goods, and
Advise the Minister of Finance on all revenue matters.

Sars are heedful of the role of taxation in nation-building and therefore deem the tax system as an asset that belongs to the nation.

SARS encourages compliance with tax and customs law to ensure that everyone pays their fair share. The company does so in a manner that does not unduly impede trade, economic growth and development by imposing an excessive and unfair administrative burden on taxpayers, traders and businesses and to achieve compliance in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.

Their approach to promoting compliance is based on three principles. They must make taxpayers aware of their obligations, make it easy to meet them and act against those who break the law.

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