Licensing Office

Licensing in Randburg involves navigating overlapping local and provincial requirements. The Licensing Office processes applications for business permits, liquor licences, street trading, and various operational authorisations—each with specific documentation, inspections, and timelines. What actually happens here varies by licence type: a tavern licence requires health and safety sign-off plus community notification processes; a street vendor permit involves municipal zoning checks; a business licence needs proof of municipal rates compliance. Randburg's mix of formal businesses, informal traders, and industrial operations means the office handles everything from corporate applications to spaza shop registrations. Processing takes weeks or months depending on completeness. Load shedding has created unexpected complications—some inspections can't happen without site electricity, and payment systems occasionally go down. Getting a licence right the first time means understanding what evidence Randburg's specific administrative system actually requires.