Quick Answer What Documents Does a New Business Need in South Africa? A new South African business needs its CIPC registration certificate (CoR14.3), SARS income tax number, a business bank account letter, a B-BBEE affidavit (if under R10 million turnover), and industry licences where applicable. Together these open bank accounts, tenders and supplier accounts. What this means in plain language Think of it as your business’s ID book. Every door you will knock on – banks, funders, landlords, corporate clients, government – asks for the same core pack. Keep certified copies and digital scans together in one folder. When a tender or funding application appears, you respond in hours instead…