The Companies and Intellectual Properties Commission (CIPC ) maintains the database of all registered companies in South Africa. The Associated Companies section summarises the number of companies an individual is an active principal (member or director) or resigned principal (member or director).
Full details are provided within the TPN Enquiry: name of business, status of business (in business, deregistered, and liquidated), and age of business.
Warning flags: if the individual has a history of liquidated business and the intention is to enter into a lease under a new business entity. Recommendation – sign a surety with a credit healthy principal (s) (member or director)