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List of Close Corporations without Accounting Officers

List of CC without Accounting Officers July 2021

List of CC without Accounting Officers

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NUMBER TITLE DATE
2023
11 of 2023

CIPC implements a beneficial ownership interface

 8 December 2023
10 of 2023 Media statement on behalf of the BRICS IP BLOC 25 October 2023
9 of 2023 Companies and intellectual property commission (CIPC) approves SAMPRA distribution plan for 2022/3 03 August 2023
8 of 2023 CIPC lauds the seizing of counterfeit clothing and footwear: a bold step towards economic growth and sustainable job creation 02 August 2023
7 of 2023 Reminder to Companies and Close Corporations to file Annual Returns 21 July 2023
6 of 2023 A ground-breaking Intellectual Property Seminar to Support Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa 16 May 2023
5 of 2023 The CIPC successfully brings a liquidation application against selective empowerment investments 1 LTD 25  April 2023
4 of 2023 CIPC to co-host world intellectual property day celebrations in SA 25 April 2023
3 of 2023 Intellectual Property and Technology commercialisation to come under spotlight in North West 22 March 2023
2 of 2023 CIPC to implement a beneficial ownership register for companies 01 March 2023
1 of 2023 CIPC implements enhanced eservices and bizportal platforms 09 January 2022
2022
6 of 2022 Companies Regulator hosts the Bizportal Enhancement Launch 19 August 2022
5 of 2022 Compliance notice issued to Nova Propgrow group holdings LTD 10 August 2022
4 of 2022 Filing of Financial Accountability Supplements instead of Audited Annual Financial Statements 07 July 2022
3 of 2022 CIPC hosts the SADC Companies Registries’ and IP Enforcement agencies conference 17 May 2022
2 of 2022 The Celebration of World Intellectual Property Day on the 26th of April 2022 19 April 2022
1 of 2022 JUDGEMENT: SARS v LOUIS PASTEUR INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTD, ADRIAAN EVERT PRAKKE N.O. AND 3 OTHERS – CASE NUMBER: 12194/2017 13 April 2202
2021
7 of 2021 High court orders JCI ltd to pay the CIPC an administrative fine of R1 million 08 Sep 2021
6 of 2021 CIPC approves SAMPRA distribution of R152 million for music royalties 13 Aug 2021
5 of 2021 CIPC Clean Audit for the 2020/2021 financial period                    11 Aug 2021
       4 of 2021 10 – year anniversary of the companies act and the CIPC journey 18 May 2021
        3 of 2021 Belgacom International Carrier Services South Africa (PTY)LTD to settle out of court after CIPC pursued enforcement of section 175 of the Companies Act  (Act 71 of 2008 as amended) 04 May 2021
        2 of 2021 CIPC XBRL Colloquium held on 2021 February 24 03 Mar 2021
  1 of 2021 CIPC New E-services transactional website                  23 February 2021
        2020
          3 of 2020 Annual Returns Compliance Programme – Focus on the Public Companies                  13 February 2020
          2 of 2020 Obligation to file Annual Financial Statements                 13 February 2020
          1 of 2020 Companies Checklist                  05 February 2020
          2019
5 of 2019 The purpose of the Amended Co-Ops Act No 6 Of 2013 06 August 2019
6 of 2019 Unisa CFO and ex NECSA director disqualified from serving as a director and declared delinquent 12 August 2019
2018
CIPC Response to Fin24 Article – Phishing fears as CIPRO website changes hands High court issues court orders in favour of CIPC, to impose administrative fines on entities who ignored compliance notices for failing to lodge Annual Financial Statements 24 August 2018 04 June 2018
SA to  celebrate World  Intellectual Property Day in Limpopo 10 April 2018
2017
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW PAYMENT SYSTEM 28 August 2017
APPOINTMENT OF SOFTWARE SERVICE PROVIDER FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE CIPCs XBRL REPORTING PLATFORM 13 June 2017
THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY CELEBRATIONS SOUTH AFRICA 2017 24 April 2017
Register your business and pay your annual returns at the Rand Easter Show 12 April 2017
2016
IDENTITIES OF PUBLIC COMPANIES FOUND TO BE UNDER DISCLOSING OR NOT DISCLOSING PROPER TURNOVER VALUES AND HENCE NOT PAYING THE CORRECT ANNUAL RETURN FEES TO THE CIPC REVEALED 11 October 2016
CIPC SURVEILLANCE SWEEP NETS LISTED PUBLIC COMPANIES CONTRAVENING THE COMPANIES ACT NO. 71 OF 2008 (AS AMENDED) CIPC SECURES CRIMINAL CONVICTION FOR NON COMPLIANCE WITH COMPLIANCE NOTICE COMPANIES AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMMISSION TO CELEBRATE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY NEDBANK, the dti AND CIPC PARTNER TO ENABLE SMALL BUSINESSES Taxonomy Development Experts appointed to develop Taxonomy for CIPC as part of the XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) project 06 October 2016 05/0/2016 22/04/2016 12/04/2016 29 /01/2016
2015
CIPC launches USSD Solution 20/06/2015
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day 14/04/2015
Warning against fraudulent activities 04/03/2015
2014
CIPC launches special service offering for listed entities and subsidiaries at the JSE
New ways of working impact on so-called “runners”
Volume of transactions increase as uptake of the new website CIPC website continues
Boards of directors of state owned company face risk of being declared delinquent
Don’t call, don’t queue 17/10/2014
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Non-compliant public companies with filing obligations

List of public companies that contravened annual financial statements filing obligations from 01- 04-2020 to 31- 03- 2021

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