Food licence lookup / Sarah Baartman
Certificate of Acceptability in the Sarah Baartman District
Food businesses in the 7 local municipalities of the Sarah Baartman District apply for their Certificate of Acceptability at the district’s environmental health office, not at their local municipality.
Sarah Baartman District Municipality
Apply to this district’s environmental health office for your Certificate of Acceptability.
Switchboard. Ask for Environmental Health Services.
7th Floor, Standard Bank Building, 32 Govan Mbeki Avenue, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), 6001 (PO Box 318, Port Elizabeth, 6000)
Cost: Not published. Ask the office when you call.
Covers: Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality, Blue Crane Route Local Municipality, Makana Local Municipality, Ndlambe Local Municipality, Sundays River Valley Local Municipality, Kouga Local Municipality, Kou-Kamma Local Municipality
Note: Kouga Local Municipality handles environmental health in its own area.
Note: Ndlambe Local Municipality handles environmental health in its own area.
Last verified July 2026. Details changed? Let us know.
Towns this office serves
Wherever you are in these municipalities, Sarah Baartman is your Certificate of Acceptability office:
- Blue Crane Route: Somerset East, KwaNojoli, Cookhouse, Pearston
- Dr Beyers Naudé: Graaff-Reinet, Willowmore, Jansenville, Aberdeen, Steytlerville, Nieu-Bethesda
- Kou-Kamma: Kareedouw, Joubertina, Stormsrivier, Tsitsikamma
- Kouga: Jeffreys Bay, Humansdorp, St Francis Bay, Hankey, Patensie
- Makana: Makhanda, Grahamstown, Alicedale, Riebeeck East
- Ndlambe: Port Alfred, Kenton-on-Sea, Alexandria, Bathurst
- Sundays River Valley: Kirkwood, Addo, Paterson
How to apply in the Sarah Baartman 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.