Food licence lookup / Dr Kenneth Kaunda

Certificate of Acceptability in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District

Food businesses in the 3 local municipalities of the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District apply for their Certificate of Acceptability at the district’s environmental health office, not at their local municipality.

Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality

District · North West

Apply to this district’s environmental health office for your Certificate of Acceptability.

018 473 8016 / 018 473 8000

018 473 8016 is the Community Services department (home of environmental health); 018 473 8000 the switchboard.

Civic Centre, Patmore Road, Orkney, Klerksdorp (Private Bag X5017, Klerksdorp, 2570)

Cost: Not published. Ask the office when you call.

Covers: City of Matlosana Local Municipality, JB Marks Local Municipality, Maquassi Hills Local Municipality

Last verified July 2026. Details changed? Let us know.

Towns this office serves

Wherever you are in these municipalities, Dr Kenneth Kaunda is your Certificate of Acceptability office:

  • City of Matlosana: Klerksdorp, Orkney, Stilfontein, Hartbeesfontein, Jouberton
  • JB Marks: Potchefstroom, Ventersdorp, Ikageng, Tlokwe
  • Maquassi Hills: Wolmaransstad, Makwassie, Leeudoringstad

How to apply in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District

  1. Contact the office using the details above and ask for the Certificate of Acceptability application form.
  2. Submit it with a certified copy of the ID of the person in charge and a simple layout plan of the premises. Confirm the exact document list when you get the form.
  3. An Environmental Health Practitioner inspects the premises. If something falls short, you get a list to fix and a re-visit.
  4. Display the certificate on the premises once it is issued.

The certificate is not a licence to trade: if you prepare meals or sell perishable food you usually also need a business licence and zoning approval from your local municipality. The food licence lookup explains all three.

Selling food without a registered company?

Most municipalities ask for your business details on the application, and suppliers and landlords will too. Govchain registers your company online for R950, usually within a few days.

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