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Yes, you can. The Supreme Court ruled that lump sum payments of deceased estates could be made in terms of the law.
The Constitution provides that all courts must apply and therefore also recognise customary law, but that the recognition and application of customary law are subject to the Bill of Rights.
Children born to two non-South Africans and do not qualify for citizenship are entitled to a birth certificate but it will have no ID number.
You and your mother may need to make a sworn affidavit that your father has left and that neither of you has any way of contacting him to make a certified copy of his ID.
If complaints are reported to the labour department, it is required to investigate and see that the law is followed.
If a false charge is being made against you, you have the right to challenge your arrest in court.
You can access a deceased person's unclaimed funds through the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA).
The fact that the lobola was not paid in full before you split up, does not necessarily mean that you were not married. And if you were married under customary law, you may not marry under civil law.
You can negotiate an antenuptial contract with accrual with your new wife.
If your mother was not a citizen or permanent resident at the time of your birth, you qualify to be a South African citizen by birth if you have not lived anywhere else but South Africa.