The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) is an entity of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition under the National Government of South Africa.
Since its inception in May 2011, the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has been undergoing a sustained and rapid transformation in order to improve its service delivery and to contribute meaningfully to South Africa’s developmental and economic needs.
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission has come a long way from being an administrative organisation with little or no regulatory focus; an almost exclusively manual, paper-based process, resulting in capturing errors and lost documents; and plagued by outdated and unrealiable ICT infrastructure and ICT governance.
Great strides have been made with the mordernisation of the organisation through the upgrading of its ICT infrastructure and the introduction of new and improved online services for company registration, name reservations, annual returns, director and member changes, financial year-end changes, address changes, and trademark, patent, design and copyright in film applications.
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission plans to digitise all its business processes to ensure ease, speed of transacting and availability anywhere in the world, 24/7.
Self-service terminals (SSTs) were introduced in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Cape Town, offering an opportunity for service delivery as they provide automated services that are linked to biometric verification of transacting parties. In 2014, an office providing a dedicated service to listed companies was established.
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission has continued collaboration efforts with major banks such as FNB, ABSA and STD bank, key partners such as SARS, TRANSNET and DHA, to provide more integrated services and an increase in the choice of channels for improving the ease of doing business.
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission is also honoured to host a One-Stop-Investment Centre for foreign nationals as a collaboration partner of InvestSA.
Overseeing Department/Entity
Office Bearers/Management
Commissioner
- Adv Rory Voller
Chief Financial Officer
- Mr Mahomed Jassat
Senior Management
- Mr Lungile Dukwana (Chief Strategy Executive)
- Ms Hamida Fakira (Executive Manager: Corporate Services)
- Ms Bathabile Kapumha (Divisional Manager: Governance, Compliance and Risk)
- Ms Nomonde Maimela (Executive Manager: Innovation and Creativity)
- Mr Mpho Mathose (Chief Audit Executive)
- Mr Phineas Mogale (Executive Manager: Business Intelligence and Systems)
- Dr Sheila Mavis Nyatlo (Divisional Manager: Innovation Support and Protection)
- Mr Parks Tau (Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition)
Communications Officers
- Ms Ndileka Cola (Head of Communications)
Contact Details
The contact details of the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) are listed in the table below.
| Physical Address: | The DTIC Campus, Entfutfukweni, Block F, 77 Meintjies Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria, 0001 |
| Postal Address: | P.O. Box 429, Pretoria, 0001 |
| Telephone: | 086 100 2472 / 012 394 9573 |
| Email: | info@cipc.co.za |
| Website: | www.cipc.co.za |
