Register business or organisation https://www.gov.za/ en Register private higher education institution https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-private-higher-education <span> Register private higher education institution</span> <span><span>sadmin</span></span> <span>Thu, 09/18/2014 - 22:25</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h6 class="anchors"><a href="#Description">About</a></h6> <h6 class="anchors"><a href="#Process">What you should do</a></h6> <h6 class="anchors"><a href="#Standard">How long does it take</a></h6> <h6 class="anchors"><a href="#Cost">How much does it cost</a></h6> <h6 class="anchors"><a href="#Forms">Forms to complete</a></h6> <h6 class="anchors"><a href="#Location">Who to contact</a></h6> <p> </p> <p> </p> <h3><a id="Description" name="Description"></a><strong>About registering a private tertiary or higher education institution</strong></h3> <p>Do you wish to offer tertiary (higher) education in South Africa? You must first register as a private higher education institution with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to have the legal authority to offer higher education programmes.</p> <p>Private higher education institutions offer the same National Qualifications Framework (NQF) levels (Levels 5 to 10) as public universities or universities of technology.</p> <p>The purpose of registration is to ensure that:</p> <ul><li>private institutions offer quality education</li> <li>the public is protected against unscrupulous and exploitative operators</li> <li>the student obtains qualifications that are aligned with the Higher Education Qualifications Framework (HEQF) and registered on the NQF</li> <li>the education system meets the goals of transforming South Africa in accordance with government policy and legislation</li> <li>private institutions comply with the Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act 101 of 1997).</li> </ul><p>The programmes of private institutions must be registered with the DHET, accredited by the <a classname="" href="https://www.che.ac.za/about-us/governance-and-management/higher-education-quality-committee-heqc" target="_blank">Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC) of the Council on Higher Education (CHE)</a> and registered on the NQF by the <a classname="" href="https://www.saqa.org.za/" target="_blank">South African Qualifications Authority (Saqa)</a>. The programmes must be recognised nationally as well as internationally.</p> <p>At least 18 months before your institution wishes to operate you must submit an application for registration to the Registrar of Private Higher Education institutions. An Application for Conversion must be submitted by the date determined by the Registrar (Director-General).</p> <h3><a id="Process" name="Process"></a><strong>What you should do</strong></h3> <ol><li>Complete the prescribed application form.</li> <li>Submit the application form to the Registrar of Private Higher Education institutions.</li> <li>Submit the following documents with the application form: <ul><li>audited annual financial statements or audited financial forecasts</li> <li>business plan</li> <li>surety agreement</li> <li>company registration documents</li> <li>occupational health and safety compliance audit reports</li> <li>business registration certificate</li> <li>declaration on application for accreditation</li> <li>undertaking on institutional capacity</li> <li>declaration on monitoring and evaluation</li> <li>inter-institutional agreements, if any</li> <li>student prospectus, calendar or brochure</li> <li>enrolment forms, student contracts and rules and regulations.</li> </ul></li> <li>Foreign applicants must submit the following: <ul><li>declaration on equality of qualifications</li> <li>proof of recognition in the country of origin</li> <li>proof of accreditation in the country of origin</li> <li>an accreditation certificate from the HEQC and registration from Saqa</li> <li>signed declaration that the institution will not discriminate in any way</li> <li>in the case of changes, the details that must be changed</li> <li>declaration on monitoring and evaluation, as well as an undertaking on the official letterhead, dated and signed.</li> </ul></li> <li><a href="#Cost">Pay the prescribed fee</a>.</li> </ol><p>Note: Please contact the Registrar about any changes you wish to make during the application process.</p> <h3><a id="Standard" name="Standard"></a><strong>How long does it take</strong></h3> <ul><li>First-time registration: 18 months before the institution opens for registration.</li> <li>For amendment: 12 months before the amendment comes into effect.</li> <li>For conversion: as determined by the Registrar.</li> </ul><h3><a id="Cost" name="Cost"></a><strong>How much does it cost</strong></h3> <p>R500.</p> <h3><a id="Forms" name="Forms"></a><strong>Forms to complete</strong></h3> <p>Forms are available at the Department of Higher Education and Training:</p> <ul><li>Application for registration as a Private Higher Education Institution, form APX -01</li> <li>Application for Amendment, form APX-02 </li> <li> Application for Conversion, form APX-03</li> </ul><h3><a id="Location" name="Location"></a><strong>Who to contact</strong><br /> </h3> <p> </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-contact-information field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>National office</strong></p> <table><tbody><tr><td> <p>Telephone</p> </td> <td> <p>012 312 5253/5320</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>Fax</p> </td> <td> <p>012 324 6343</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>City/Town</p> </td> <td> <p>Pretoria</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>Province</p> </td> <td> <p>Gauteng</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>Physical address</p> </td> <td> <p>National Department of Education: Directorate: Private Higher Education Institutions, Sol Plaatje House, 123 Schoeman Street, Pretoria</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>Postal address</p> </td> <td> <p>Private Bag X895, Pretoria, 0001</p> </td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="field field--name-field-gcis-serv-pub-date field--type-datetime field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Published Date</div> <div class="field__item"><time datetime="2014-09-18T12:00:00Z">Thursday, September 18, 2014 - 12:00</time></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-gcis-serv-mod-date field--type-datetime field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Modified Date</div> <div class="field__item"><time datetime="2014-09-18T12:00:00Z">Thursday, September 18, 2014 - 12:00</time></div> </div> Thu, 18 Sep 2014 20:25:47 +0000 sadmin 727746 at https://www.gov.za https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-private-higher-education#comments Register old age home https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-old-age-home <span>Register old age home</span> <span><span>sadmin</span></span> <span>Wed, 09/17/2014 - 12:15</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h6 class="anchors"><a class="anchorLinks" href="#Description">About</a></h6> <h6 class="anchors"><a class="anchorLinks" href="#Process">What you should do</a></h6> <h6 class="anchors"><a class="anchorLinks" href="#Standard">How long does it take</a></h6> <h6 class="anchors"><a class="anchorLinks" href="#Cost">How much does it cost</a></h6> <h6 class="anchors"><a class="anchorLinks" href="#Forms">Forms to complete</a></h6> <h6 class="anchors"><a class="anchorLinks" href="#Location">Who to contact</a></h6> <p> </p> <p> </p> <div class="content"> <h3><b><a id="Description" name="Description"></a>About registering an older persons' residential facility</b></h3> <p>If you want to register an older persons' residential facility or old age home as an individual or organisation, you must apply at your nearest Department of Social Development office.</p> </div> <div class="content"> <h3><b><a id="Standard" name="Standard"></a>What you should do</b></h3> <ol><li>Go to the social development office nearest to where you live.</li> <li>Complete application form 9.</li> <li>After submitting your application you will be given an acknowledgement letter as proof of your application.</li> <li>A social worker will invite other role players such as the environmental health practitioner and a medical officer to investigate and asses the intended residential facility.</li> <li>After the assessment visit by the role-players, a report of the findings will be submitted to the Department of Social Development where your application will be either approved, approved conditionally or not approved.</li> <li>If you disagree with the decision, you must appeal to the Minister of Social Development within 90 days of receiving notification.</li> </ol></div> <div class="content"> <h3><b><a id="Process" name="Process"></a>How long does it take</b></h3> <p>It may take four weeks to process your application.</p> </div> <div class="content"> <h3><b><a id="Cost" name="Cost"></a>How much does it cost</b></h3> <p>The actual application is free but you will pay for other certificates such as the environmental health certificate.</p> </div> <div class="content"> <h3><b><a id="Forms" name="Forms"></a>Forms to complete</b></h3> <p>The application forms are available from your nearest <a class="greenLink" href="https://www.dsd.gov.za/index.php?option=com_contact&amp;catid=40&amp;Itemid=50" target="_blank">social development office.</a></p> </div> <div class="content"> <h3><b><a id="Location" name="Location"></a>Who to contact</b></h3> </div> <p> </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-contact-information field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><ul><li><a href="https://www.dsd.gov.za/index.php?option=com_contact&amp;task=view&amp;contact_id=12&amp;Itemid=50">Eastern Cape</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dsd.gov.za/index.php?option=com_contact&amp;task=view&amp;contact_id=13&amp;Itemid=50" target="_blank">Free State</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dsd.gov.za/index.php?option=com_contact&amp;task=view&amp;contact_id=14&amp;Itemid=50" target="_blank">Gauteng</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dsd.gov.za/index.php?option=com_contact&amp;task=view&amp;contact_id=15&amp;Itemid=50" target="_blank">KwaZulu-Natal</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dsd.gov.za/index.php?option=com_contact&amp;task=view&amp;contact_id=16&amp;Itemid=50">Mpumalanga</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dsd.gov.za/index.php?option=com_contact&amp;task=view&amp;contact_id=16&amp;Itemid=50" target="_blank">Limpopo</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dsd.gov.za/index.php?option=com_contact&amp;task=view&amp;contact_id=18&amp;Itemid=50" target="_blank">Northern Cape</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dsd.gov.za/index.php?option=com_contact&amp;task=view&amp;contact_id=16&amp;Itemid=50" target="_blank">North West</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dsd.gov.za/index.php?option=com_contact&amp;task=view&amp;contact_id=20&amp;Itemid=50" target="_blank">Western Cape</a></li> </ul></div> Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:15:58 +0000 sadmin 727431 at https://www.gov.za https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-old-age-home#comments Register financial services cooperative https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-financial-services <span>Register financial services cooperative</span> <span><span>sadmin</span></span> <span>Wed, 09/17/2014 - 12:15</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="content"> <p>For your co-operative to be a legally recognised entity, you must register it at the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC). To register with the Registrar of Co-operatives at CIPC, your group must have five or more members.</p> <p>A co-operative is a distinct form of enterprise that provides services and/or products to its members. Profits, known as surpluses in a co-operative, are divided among members. Each member will receive a portion of the profits or surplus, depending on the amount of business the member did with the co-operative.</p> <p>Find out more about co-operatives and its registration from the <a href="https://www.cipc.co.za/" target="_blank">Companies and Intellectual Property Commission</a> (CIPC) or contact CIPC on 086 100 2472.</p> </div> <p> </p> </div> Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:15:58 +0000 sadmin 727560 at https://www.gov.za https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-financial-services#comments Register your company https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-your-company <span>Register your company</span> <span><span>sadmin</span></span> <span>Wed, 09/17/2014 - 12:15</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="content"> <p>You can <a href="https://www.cipc.co.za/?page_id=149" target="_blank">register a company as a non-profit company or profit company </a>with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC). A company is a legal person which has capacity and powers to act on its own. The law sees a company in the same light as a natural person.</p> <p>Profit companies may be incorporated under different types of companies under the Companies Act. </p> <p>Find out more about registering a company from the <a href="https://www.cipc.co.za/" target="_blank">Companies and Intellectual Property Commission</a> (CIPC) or contact CIPC on 086 100 2472.</p></div> <p> </p> </div> Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:15:58 +0000 sadmin 727618 at https://www.gov.za https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-your-company#comments Register old age home https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-old-age-home <span>Register old age home</span> <span><span>sadmin</span></span> <span>Wed, 09/17/2014 - 12:15</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h6 class="anchors"><a class="anchorLinks" href="#Description">About</a></h6> <h6 class="anchors"><a class="anchorLinks" href="#Process">What you should do</a></h6> <h6 class="anchors"><a class="anchorLinks" href="#Standard">How long does it take</a></h6> <h6 class="anchors"><a class="anchorLinks" href="#Cost">How much does it cost</a></h6> <h6 class="anchors"><a class="anchorLinks" href="#Forms">Forms to complete</a></h6> <h6 class="anchors"><a class="anchorLinks" href="#Location">Who to contact</a></h6> <p> </p> <p> </p> <div class="content"> <h3><b><a id="Description" name="Description"></a>About registering an older persons' residential facility</b></h3> <p>If you want to register an older persons' residential facility or old age home as an individual or organisation, you must apply at your nearest Department of Social Development office.</p> </div> <div class="content"> <h3><b><a id="Standard" name="Standard"></a>What you should do</b></h3> <ol><li>Go to the social development office nearest to where you live.</li> <li>Complete application form 9.</li> <li>After submitting your application you will be given an acknowledgement letter as proof of your application.</li> <li>A social worker will invite other role players such as the environmental health practitioner and a medical officer to investigate and asses the intended residential facility.</li> <li>After the assessment visit by the role-players, a report of the findings will be submitted to the Department of Social Development where your application will be either approved, approved conditionally or not approved.</li> <li>If you disagree with the decision, you must appeal to the Minister of Social Development within 90 days of receiving notification.</li> </ol></div> <div class="content"> <h3><b><a id="Process" name="Process"></a>How long does it take</b></h3> <p>It may take four weeks to process your application.</p> </div> <div class="content"> <h3><b><a id="Cost" name="Cost"></a>How much does it cost</b></h3> <p>The actual application is free but you will pay for other certificates such as the environmental health certificate.</p> </div> <div class="content"> <h3><b><a id="Forms" name="Forms"></a>Forms to complete</b></h3> <p>The application forms are available from your nearest <a class="greenLink" href="https://www.dsd.gov.za/index.php?option=com_contact&amp;catid=40&amp;Itemid=50" target="_blank">social development office.</a></p> </div> <div class="content"> <h3><b><a id="Location" name="Location"></a>Who to contact</b></h3> </div> <p> </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-contact-information field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><ul><li><a href="https://www.dsd.gov.za/index.php?option=com_contact&amp;task=view&amp;contact_id=12&amp;Itemid=50">Eastern Cape</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dsd.gov.za/index.php?option=com_contact&amp;task=view&amp;contact_id=13&amp;Itemid=50" target="_blank">Free State</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dsd.gov.za/index.php?option=com_contact&amp;task=view&amp;contact_id=14&amp;Itemid=50" target="_blank">Gauteng</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dsd.gov.za/index.php?option=com_contact&amp;task=view&amp;contact_id=15&amp;Itemid=50" target="_blank">KwaZulu-Natal</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dsd.gov.za/index.php?option=com_contact&amp;task=view&amp;contact_id=16&amp;Itemid=50">Mpumalanga</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dsd.gov.za/index.php?option=com_contact&amp;task=view&amp;contact_id=16&amp;Itemid=50" target="_blank">Limpopo</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dsd.gov.za/index.php?option=com_contact&amp;task=view&amp;contact_id=18&amp;Itemid=50" target="_blank">Northern Cape</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dsd.gov.za/index.php?option=com_contact&amp;task=view&amp;contact_id=16&amp;Itemid=50" target="_blank">North West</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dsd.gov.za/index.php?option=com_contact&amp;task=view&amp;contact_id=20&amp;Itemid=50" target="_blank">Western Cape</a></li> </ul></div> Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:15:58 +0000 sadmin 727431 at https://www.gov.za https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-old-age-home#comments https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-old-age-home#comments Register financial services cooperative https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-financial-services <span>Register financial services cooperative</span> <span><span>sadmin</span></span> <span>Wed, 09/17/2014 - 12:15</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="content"> <p>For your co-operative to be a legally recognised entity, you must register it at the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC). To register with the Registrar of Co-operatives at CIPC, your group must have five or more members.</p> <p>A co-operative is a distinct form of enterprise that provides services and/or products to its members. Profits, known as surpluses in a co-operative, are divided among members. Each member will receive a portion of the profits or surplus, depending on the amount of business the member did with the co-operative.</p> <p>Find out more about co-operatives and its registration from the <a href="https://www.cipc.co.za/" target="_blank">Companies and Intellectual Property Commission</a> (CIPC) or contact CIPC on 086 100 2472.</p> </div> <p> </p> </div> Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:15:58 +0000 sadmin 727560 at https://www.gov.za https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-financial-services#comments https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-financial-services#comments Register medical aid scheme https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-medical-aid-scheme <span>Register medical aid scheme</span> <span><span>sadmin</span></span> <span>Wed, 09/17/2014 - 12:15</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="content"> <p>The Council for Medical Schemes will register a medical aid scheme if the registrar of the council is sure that the person who runs the scheme complies or will be able to comply with the Medical Schemes Act.</p> <p>Contact the Council for Medical Schemes at <a href="mailto:support@medicalschemes.com">support@medicalschemes.com</a> or 0861 123 267.</p> </div> <p> </p> </div> Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:15:58 +0000 sadmin 727429 at https://www.gov.za https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-medical-aid-scheme#comments Register a non-profit company https://www.gov.za/services/register-business-or-organisation/register-non-profit-company <span>Register a non-profit company </span> <span><span>sadmin</span></span> <span>Wed, 09/17/2014 - 12:15</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h6 class="anchors"><a class="anchorLinks" href="#Description">About</a></h6> <h6 class="anchors"><a class="anchorLinks" href="#Process">What you should do</a></h6> <h6 class="anchors"><a class="anchorLinks" href="#Standard">How long does it take</a></h6> <h6 class="anchors"><a class="anchorLinks" href="#Cost">How much does it cost</a></h6> <h6 class="anchors"><a class="anchorLinks" href="#Forms">Forms to complete</a></h6> <h6 class="anchors"><a class="anchorLinks" href="#Location">Who to contact</a></h6> <p> </p> <p> </p> <div class="content"> <h3><b><a id="Description" name="Description"></a>About registering a non-profit company  </b></h3> <p>For your civil society organisation to be recognised as a legal entity, you must register it as a non-profit company (NPC) with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC).</p> <p>NPCs are entities that are set up to help people, protect the environment or to lobby for some good cause. They could include churches, charity organisations and cultural organisations. The primary objective of an NPC is to benefit the public, not to make profit.</p> <p>The income and property may not be distributed to the incorporators, members, directors or officers of a non-profit company, except as reasonable compensation for services rendered by them. All of a non-profit company’s assets and income must be used to advance its stated objectives, as set out in its Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI).</p> <p>A minimum of three incorporators must complete and sign the MOI. A minimum of three directors must be appointed.</p> <p>Non-profit companies must at all times have at least three directors (unless MoI indicated a higher minimum number of directors). The appointment of an auditor and company secretary is not mandatory but optional.</p> <p>You can register a non-profit company as a:</p> <ul><li>standard non-profit company (with members)</li> <li>standard non-profit company (without members) </li> <li>customised non-profit company (with members), </li> <li>customised non-profit company (without members).</li> </ul><p>The name of a non-profit company will end with “NPC”.</p> </div> <div class="content"> <h3><b><a id="Process" name="Process"></a>What you should do</b></h3> <ol><li>Register online as a customer with CIPC so that you can transact with CIPC or register through an existing customer e.g. ask your accountant to register for you.</li> <li>Reserve a company name by completing the Application to Reserve a Name, Form CoR 9.1. A name reservation is valid for six months. </li> <li>Pay a filing fee.    </li> <li>Submit the following supporting documents with your application: <ul><li>certified passport copies (if foreign national) or certified identify document (ID) copies (if South African) of all indicated initial directors and incorporators </li> <li>a certified ID copy of the applicant if the application is not made by one of the indicated initial directors or incorporators </li> <li>if an incorporator is a juristic person, then a power of attorney for the representative authorised by that juristic person to incorporate the company and sign all related documents </li> <li>if another person incorporates the company and signs all related documents to the incorporation on behalf of the incorporators and initial directors, a power of attorney and certified ID copy of such a person is required </li> <li>if a name was reserved before the filing of incorporation documents, then a valid name reservation document is necessary.</li> </ul></li> <li>If you are registering a standard non-profit company (without members), submit the following: <ul><li>CoR15.1C </li> <li>CoR 14.1</li> <li>supporting documents </li> <li>The following documents may be filed with the CoR15.1C: <ul><li>CoR14.1 Annexure A  </li> <li>CoR14.1 Annexure B  if name to be reserved at incorporation</li> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li>If you are registering a customised non-profit company (without members), submit the following: <ul><li>CoR15.1D </li> <li>CoR 14.1</li> <li>supporting documents</li> <li>The following documents may be filed with the CoR15.1D <ul><li>CoR14.1 Annexure A </li> <li>CoR14.1 Annexure B  if name to be reserved at incorporation</li> <li>CoR14.1 Annexure C  if ring fencing</li> <li>CoR14.1 Annexure D if auditor, audit committee members and/or company secretary is appointed.</li> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li>If you are registering a customised non-profit company (with members), submit the following: <ul><li>CoR15.1E </li> <li>CoR 14.1</li> <li>supporting documents </li> <li>The following documents may be filed with the CoR15.1E: <ul><li>CoR14.1 Annexure A </li> <li>CoR14.1 Annexure B  if name to be reserved at incorporation</li> <li>CoR14.1 Annexure C  if ring fencing</li> <li>CoR14.1 Annexure D if auditor, audit committee members and/or company secretary is appointed</li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ol><p>Please note: If a proposed name is rejected, the company may still be registered and the registration number then becomes the name of the company at incorporation, until such time as an appropriate name has been reserved/approved.  </p> </div> <div class="content"> <h3><b><a id="Standard" name="Standard"></a>How long does it take</b></h3> <ul><li>It takes a maximum of three days to reserve a name for a company.</li> <li>It takes 25 working days from receipt of application to register a non-profit company.</li> </ul></div> <div class="content"> <h3><b><a id="Cost" name="Cost"></a>How much does it cost</b></h3> <ul><li>R175 - Memorandum of Incorporation (Subject to allowed reduction) for standard non-profit company (CoR 15.1C).  </li> <li>R475 - Memorandum of Incorporation (Subject to allowed reduction) for customised non-profit company with members (CoR 15.1D)  or without members (CoR 15.1E).  </li> <li>R50 for electronic name reservation. </li> <li>R75 for manual filing of name reservation.</li> </ul></div> <div class="content"> <h3><b><a id="Forms" name="Forms"></a>Forms to complete</b></h3> <p>The application forms are available from your nearest office of the <a href="https://www.cipc.co.za/index.php/contact-us/contact-address-details/" target="_blank">Companies and Intellectual Property Commission</a> or <a href="https://www.cipc.co.za/index.php/Access/companies/" target="_blank">online</a>.</p> </div> <div class="content"> <h3><b><a id="Location" name="Location"></a>Who to contact</b></h3> </div> <p> </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-contact-information field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Tel: 086 100 2472<br />Physical address: 77 Meintjies Street, Block F, Sunnyside, Pretoria, 0001<br />Postal address: Companies and Intellectual Property Commission, P.O. Box 429, Pretoria, 0001</p> <p><a href="https://www.cipc.co.za/index.php/contact-us/contact-address-details/" target="_blank">Offices with self-service terminals</a></p> </div> Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:15:58 +0000 sadmin 727559 at https://www.gov.za https://www.gov.za/services/register-business-or-organisation/register-non-profit-company#comments Register your company https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-your-company <span>Register your company</span> <span><span>sadmin</span></span> <span>Wed, 09/17/2014 - 12:15</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="content"> <p>You can <a href="https://www.cipc.co.za/?page_id=149" target="_blank">register a company as a non-profit company or profit company </a>with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC). A company is a legal person which has capacity and powers to act on its own. The law sees a company in the same light as a natural person.</p> <p>Profit companies may be incorporated under different types of companies under the Companies Act. </p> <p>Find out more about registering a company from the <a href="https://www.cipc.co.za/" target="_blank">Companies and Intellectual Property Commission</a> (CIPC) or contact CIPC on 086 100 2472.</p></div> <p> </p> </div> Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:15:58 +0000 sadmin 727618 at https://www.gov.za https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-your-company#comments https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-your-company#comments Register your company https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-your-company <span>Register your company</span> <span><span>sadmin</span></span> <span>Wed, 09/17/2014 - 12:15</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="content"> <p>You can <a href="https://www.cipc.co.za/?page_id=149" target="_blank">register a company as a non-profit company or profit company </a>with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC). A company is a legal person which has capacity and powers to act on its own. The law sees a company in the same light as a natural person.</p> <p>Profit companies may be incorporated under different types of companies under the Companies Act. </p> <p>Find out more about registering a company from the <a href="https://www.cipc.co.za/" target="_blank">Companies and Intellectual Property Commission</a> (CIPC) or contact CIPC on 086 100 2472.</p></div> <p> </p> </div> Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:15:58 +0000 sadmin 727618 at https://www.gov.za https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-your-company#comments https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-your-company#comments https://www.gov.za/services/services-organisations/register-business-or-organisation/register-your-company#comments