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✊ Know Your Rights

Get what is yours, without needing to know someone.

Help with IDs and birth certificates, SASSA grants, NSFAS, UIF and problems at work, housing and municipal services, the police, gender-based violence, and free legal help. The free, official way, and if you're asked for a bribe, how to report it. Choose your situation below.

✊ These services are your right, and they are FREE. You should never pay a bribe or a β€œrunner” to get what you're entitled to. If someone asks you to pay, that's corruption, and you can report it (see the free numbers below).

πŸ‘‡ Choose your situation

Tap the one closest to what you're facing.

πŸ’¬ Ask the Rights Tutor

Describe your situation in your own words, any language. It's free and private.

πŸ“ Ready-to-use templates

Copy these, fill in the parts in [BRACKETS], and send or use them.

πŸ“ž Important free numbers

All toll-free or low-cost. Save the ones you need.

10111

Police emergency

0800 428 428

GBV Command Centre (24h)

116

Childline

0800 110 110

Legal Aid SA (free legal help)

0800 60 10 11

SASSA (grants)

0800 60 11 90

Home Affairs call centre

0861 16 16 16

CCMA (labour disputes)

0800 030 007

Employment & Labour (UIF)

0800 067 327

NSFAS (student funding)

0800 701 701

Anti-Corruption Hotline

0800 11 20 40

Public Protector (poor govt service)

17737

Presidential Hotline (service delivery)

ℹ️ This is general information, not legal advice. Rules and numbers can change. Always confirm with the official source before you act.

✍️ Write the letter for me

Knowing your rights opens the door, a proper letter walks through it. Pick your situation, fill in your details, and get a formal letter with the correct legal references, ready to submit. Free.