BLAQTACH

02/10/2026

WHAT GOES INTO THE PRICE OF A PTY LTD COMPANY REGISTRATION?

A common question we hear is: “Why does it cost that much to register a company? Isn’t it just a CIPC registration?”

No. A professional company-registration service can involve several steps before you receive your final Pty Ltd company documents pack.

At BLAQTACH, the price covers the work involved in taking the client from an idea to a properly registered company.

Here is what goes into it:

1️⃣ COMPANY NAME CHECKS
Before submitting a name reservation, the proposed names need to be checked for availability and potential conflicts. This helps reduce the risk of choosing a name that cannot be reserved.

2️⃣ NAME RESERVATION
The selected company name is submitted to CIPC for reservation. This is a separate step from the actual company registration.

3️⃣ COMPANY REGISTRATION
Once the name is secured, the company registration application is prepared and submitted to CIPC with the required information and supporting documentation.

4️⃣ INCOME TAX REGISTRATION
The newly registered company also needs to be registered with SARS for income tax purposes, where applicable, so that the company can start meeting its tax obligations.

5️⃣ COMPANY REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS PACK
Once registration is completed, the client needs more than just a confirmation that the company exists.

The documents pack provides the important company records received/generated through the registration process, including the relevant CIPC registration documents and company information.

So what are you actually paying for? You are paying for:
Knowledge of the registration process
Preparation of the application
Name checking and reservation
CIPC submission and navigation
SARS income-tax registration
Document handling
Checking information before submission
Following up on the process
Receiving and organising the company documents
Saving yourself the time and frustration of navigating multiple government systems

The registration fee is therefore not simply “the price of a CIPC button.”

There is a difference between paying for a government process and paying a professional to understand, prepare, navigate and complete that process for you.

At BLAQTACH, we believe clients should understand what they are paying for.

A company registration is a process... not just a document.

01/10/2026

All companies and close corporations, whether they are trading or not, are required by law to file their annual returns with CIPC within a certain period of time each year. CIPC uses this information to ensure that it is in possession of the latest information of the company or close corporation, and to determine whether the company or close corporation is conducting business activities. Failure to file may result in deregistration.

Companies have 30 business days from the date that the entity become due to file annual returns before it is in non-compliance with the Companies Act. Close Corporations have from the first day of its anniversary month up until the thereafter to file Annual Returns before it is non-compliance with the Close Corporations Act.

29/09/2026

THE “30%” ON GOVERNMENT TENDERS... WHAT DOES IT ACTUALLY MEAN?

There is a lot of confusion around the 30% subcontracting/local participation requirement in government procurement.

The idea was straightforward: where applicable, a company awarded a government contract could be required to subcontract at least 30% of the work/value to qualifying smaller or designated businesses.

It was NOT a rule saying that anyone who claims to be “local” is entitled to 30% of the money.

And it certainly was not a licence to demand:

«“Give us 30% or we will stop your project.”»

Yet this is where the system has allegedly been exploited.

A legitimate subcontractor should actually perform work, supply goods or provide services and be paid under a proper subcontract.

An extortionist demands money simply because they believe they can use threats, disruption or “community” pressure to force the appointed contractor to pay.

That is not empowerment. That is extortion.

The debate raised around the Madlanga Commission makes it even more important for South Africans to understand the difference between legitimate local economic participation and criminal interference in public contracts.

30% subcontracting ≠ 30% protection money.

28/09/2026

A recent SABC News report from Mthatha should make every business owner… particularly those operating in regulated industries… stop and think. Police conducted a compliance inspection at the head office of a security company and reportedly seized 140 fi****ms. Even more concerning, police said a further 135 fi****ms registered to the company could not be accounted for in its stock register. The company owner was also reportedly found in possession of a company fi***rm without the required permit.

This is where many business owners misunderstand compliance. They think compliance means:
Having a certificate on the wall
Having a file somewhere
Having a registration number
Signing documents when someone asks for them
But proper compliance is much bigger than that.

Compliance means that your business can demonstrate control over what it owns, what it does, who is responsible for it and whether it is operating within the rules that apply to it. For a security company, that could include fi****ms, licences, permits, employee records, training, registers and other industry-specific requirements. For another business, the risks may look completely different.
A construction company has different compliance responsibilities. A food business has different requirements. A company employing people has labour and occupational health and safety obligations. A business dealing with personal information has POPIA responsibilities.
A company registered with CIPC has corporate compliance obligations. And the list goes on.

HERE'S THE REAL LESSON:
Being registered does not automatically mean being compliant. You can have a perfectly valid company registration and still have serious compliance problems elsewhere in the business. And you don't want to discover those problems when an inspector, regulator, police officer, client or tender authority is standing in front of you asking questions.

Ask yourself:
If somebody inspected my business tomorrow, could I prove that everything is properly accounted for?

Not just your company documents.

Everything.
Who owns it?
Who controls it?
Who is authorised to use it?
Where is it?
What records support it?
Are the licences and permits valid?
Are the records current?
Can the business produce evidence?
That is compliance.

At BLAQTACH, we have learned that business administration is not simply about helping someone register a company. It is about helping business owners understand the administrative obligations that come with operating one. Because the real cost of compliance is often much smaller than the cost of trying to explain why something cannot be accounted for. Don't wait for an inspection to discover what your business should have been controlling all along.

28/09/2026