"dependant of an employee"
means—
| (a) | a widow or widower who at the time of the employee’s death was a life partner of the employee or who was married to the employee according to civil law, civil union, customary law or any other marriage recognised in terms of any other law; |
| (c) | if there is no widow or widower referred to in paragraph (a), a person with whom the employee was at the time of the employee’s death living as husband and wife; |
| (d) | a child under the age of 18 years of the employee or of his or her spouse, and includes a posthumous child, step-child, an adopted child and a child born out of wedlock; |
| (e) | a child over the age of 18 years, but below the age of 25 years if the child is still receiving tertiary education, of the employee or his or her spouse, and includes a posthumous child, step-child, an adopted child and a child born out of wedlock, who is a learner or who is wholly or partly financially dependent on the employee; and |
| (f) | a child who is 25 years old or older, a parent, a brother, a sister, a half-brother or half-sister, a grandparent, a grandchild or any other person, |
and who was in the opinion of the Commissioner at the time of the employee’s death wholly or partly financially dependent on the employee: Provided there is no widow or widower as referred to in paragraph (a) or a person as referred to in paragraphs (c) and (e) or a child as referred to in paragraph (d);
[Definition substituted by section 1(f) of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Act 10 of 2022, Notice No. 3294, GG48431 dated 17 April 2023 - effective 23 January 2026 per (a) of Proclamation Notice 306, GG53990 dated 23 January 2026]