The webinar series covers the practical delivery of company secretarial services in South Africa, including company incorporation, post-incorporation compliance, statutory registers, CIPC filings, annual returns, and amendments to company records. It further addresses director appointments and duties, beneficial ownership disclosures, board and shareholder resolutions, governance frameworks, and common compliance risks, with a strong focus on real-world application, regulatory expectations, and defensible documentation.

Part 1: Foundations of Company Secretarial Compliance (16 March 2026)
From Incorporation to Statutory Maintenance
Key Topics Covered
• The legal role of the company secretary vs outsourced company secretarial services
• Types of companies and how secretarial obligations differ
• Incorporation requirements and post-incorporation compliance
• Maintaining statutory registers (directors, shareholders, securities, beneficial ownership)
• Annual returns: timing, supporting disclosures, and common errors
• Director appointments, resignations, and amendments
• MOI basics and when amendments are required
• Practical overview of CIPC systems and filings
• Common compliance failures and CIPC enforcement trends.

Practical Focus
• Step-by-step compliance checklist for a standard (Pty) Ltd
• Timeline of annual secretarial obligations
• Examples of incorrect vs compliant statutory records
• Real-world scenarios where poor secretarial compliance created legal and audit risks.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
• Identify the statutory duties attached to company secretarial services
• Perform and review core CIPC filings confidently
• Maintain compliant statutory records
• Recognise early warning signs of non-compliance.

• Company secretaries,
• Assistant company secretaries,
• Accountants,
• Auditors, and
• Accounting officers who support or oversee statutory compliance and governance.