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THE GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA - SERVICES: DEATH
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Making a Will
When you die, your estate is divided out between your family or the people that you want to have inherit from you.  > 
Obtaining a Death Certificate
When you register a death with the Department of Home Affairs, you will be issued with an abridged death certificate.  > 
Registering a Death
When a person dies, the family must report the death to the Registrar of Births and Deaths. They must do this as soon as the family gets a death certificate from the doctor.  > 
The content on this page was last updated on 17 October 2006
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