The owner of the copyright in a work is generally the creator or author of the work.
Can one register their copyright in a work in South Africa.
In South Africa only cinematograph films may be registered for copyright protection.
For all other works, you can create your own copyright by including the words “copyright” or “copyright reserved” or the internationally recognised copyright symbol followed by your name and the year eg. © Shadrach LL 2008 on your original work.