We draw your attention to the CIPC Notice 49 of 2020 advising that CIPC will begin regulatory compliance obligations again with effect from 01 December 2020. The CIPC had previously advised that the filing period for Annual Returns which fell within the National Lockdown period, would be extended by two weeks after the national lockdown. […]

MD’s email sent out for this post | https://bit.ly/350iNmg   Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) Manuals MUST be submitted by 31 December 2020! The Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) requires that all public and private bodies compile a Section 51 Manual, a signed copy of which must be submitted to the South […]

MD’s email sent out for this post | https://bit.ly/3ht9wrn Protect your loved ones with a professionally prepared Will When last did you update your Will?   A Last Will and Testament is the subject of much procrastination which often gets signed, placed somewhere for safekeeping and then forgotten about.  Please don’t make this mistake. In a […]

From the IoDSA Corporate Governance Team CIPC Director Quick Reference Guide The Companies Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a guideline in terms of Regulation 4 of the Companies Regulations 2011 which is designed to highlight specifically, although not exclusively, critical areas of the Companies Act No. 71 of 2008 that a director should be […]

A Last Will and Testament is the subject of much procrastination which often gets signed, placed somewhere for safekeeping and then forgotten about.  Please don’t make this mistake. In a recent webinar, I attended for business owners, 28% had no will at all, a further 40% had never reviewed their will and less than 10% […]

MD’s email sent out for this post | https://bit.ly/3eAHwRm We alert you to the recent High Court of South Africa judgement that has seen former SAA Chair, Dudu Myeni, being declared a delinquent director in terms of the Companies Act. Judge Ronel Tolmay found that Ms Myeni had comprehensively failed to fulfil her duties as […]

“IoDSA welcomes delinquency ruling and calls for directors to commit to education Recent High Court of South Africa judgement has seen former SAA Chair, Dudu Myeni, being declared a delinquent director in terms of the Companies Act. Judge Ronel Tolmay found that Ms Myeni had comprehensively failed to fulfil her duties as a director and […]

The Department of Trade and Industry (“DTI”) released a statement on 16 April 2020, stating that companies that are registered in terms of the Companies Act, 2008 and through the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission’s (“CIPC”) BizPortal to perform essential services during the lockdown period will need to have a new certificate from the BizPortal website for the extended […]

Click here for an important notice for all CIPC customers, regarding the downtime due to the national lockdown: notice_16