Food licence lookup / Ngaka Modiri Molema
Certificate of Acceptability in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District
Food businesses in the 5 local municipalities of the Ngaka Modiri Molema District apply for their Certificate of Acceptability at the district’s environmental health office, not at their local municipality.
Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality
Apply to this district’s environmental health office for your Certificate of Acceptability.
018 381 9400 is the switchboard. Ask for Municipal Health Services.
Cnr Carrington Street & 1st Avenue, Industrial Site, Mahikeng, 2745 (Private Bag X2167, Mahikeng, 2745)
Cost: Not published. Ask the office when you call.
Covers: Mahikeng Local Municipality, Ditsobotla Local Municipality, Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality, Tswaing Local Municipality, Ratlou Local Municipality
Last verified July 2026. Details changed? Let us know.
Towns this office serves
Wherever you are in these municipalities, Ngaka Modiri Molema is your Certificate of Acceptability office:
- Ditsobotla: Lichtenburg, Coligny, Itsoseng, Biesiesvlei
- Mahikeng: Mahikeng, Mafikeng, Mmabatho
- Ramotshere Moiloa: Zeerust, Groot Marico, Lehurutshe
- Ratlou: Setlagole, Madibogo, Kraaipan
- Tswaing: Delareyville, Sannieshof, Ottosdal
How to apply in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District
- Contact the office using the details above and ask for the Certificate of Acceptability application form.
- 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.
- An Environmental Health Practitioner inspects the premises. If something falls short, you get a list to fix and a re-visit.
- 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.