permit application still outstanding aftet 8months

I have been waiting for the outcome for my general work permit since December 2014 and l want t knw whether l will ever get a response or never .my life has completely come to a standstill even after submitting all the required documents to DHA via vfs .l wonder why the govement still have to sing about we all africans if they cannot provide us with our outcomes timely and still expect commoners to treat us fairly if they cant do that themselves .this is actually human right abuse because my bank accounts has been frozen l cant apply for anything l cant renew my lease contract now l just have to leave on the streets despite having all the required documents to general work permit