凡在南非成立和注册的公司均须遵守南非1973年颁布的《南非公司法》。该法主要条款采用英国公司法,但与英国法相比,仍有一些大的区别。非南非居民在南非开办公司的有关法律规定如下:1.“外国公司”一词是指在南非境外任何国家成立并已具备公司资格的公司或类似机构。外国公司只有在南非境内做生意时才需要遵从南非公司法。尽管按照国际私法的条款, Companies incorporated and registered in South Africa are subject to the South African Corporations Act of 1973 promulgated by South Africa. The main provisions of the law adopt the UK company law, but there are still some major differences compared with the English law. The relevant laws and regulations of non-South African residents in starting a business in South Africa are as follows: 1. The term “foreign company” means a company or similar establishment established in any country outside of South Africa and already qualified for the company. Foreign companies need to comply with South African company law only when doing business in South Africa. Despite the terms of a private international law,