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"Working Together with civil society to Fight Poverty, Unemployment and Inequality"

The primary aim of the NPO Act is to create an enabling environment for NPOs, setting and maintaining adequate standards of governance and accountability by providing a voluntary registration facility for non-profit organisations.

"Building a caring Society, Together"

DSD aims to encourage and support non-profit organisations in their contribution to meeting the diverse needs of the population of the Republic of South Africa.

Creating an environment within which the public may have access to information concerning registered non-profit organisations;

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Find an NPO

Search our on-line NPO register to view the status and details of an NPO.

View the status of Registered, Deregistered and Cancelled NPOs in the register.

You can also report anonymously any suspicious activity you may be aware off.

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Register an NPO

Register an NPO online... It's quicker and more convenient.

Organisations such as trusts, companies or other associations established for a public purpose may apply for registration.

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Check the status of an Organisation

If you have previously applied to register an NPO you may check the status of your organisation by entering the application registration number assigned to you.

Submit Documents

- Annual reports

All registered NPOs are required to submit annual reports within nine months after the end of its financial year. Use our on-line service to do this quickly and conveniently.

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- Submit Voluntary Deregistration

A request for the voluntary deregistration of your organisation can be submitted to the NPO office.

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- Update Founding Documents

Any changes to an organisation's founding documents (Constitution OR Deed of Trust and letters of authority OR Certificate of incorporation issued by the Commissioner (CoR14.3), Memorandum of Incorporation (CoR15.1C) and Certificate of Registration of Directors) should be submitted to the NPO office. Use our on-line service to do this quickly and conveniently.

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Update General Details

- Update contact details and office bearer details

The Department of Social Development should be notified upon any change of office bearers and contact information inlcuding physical address.

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