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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, or a person present at the death, must report the death to the Registrar of Births and Deaths.
The Births and Deaths Registration Act 51 of...