SA commission continues fight to clarify powers

Tuesday, 07 February 2012

South Africa commission fights for right to amend complaints
South Africa’s Competition Commission is waiting for a court decision on a bid to preserve its powers to amend cases.

SA mining companies contest commission refusal

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Petmin and Thaba hope to challenge the commission's decision before the country's tribunal
Mining companies Petmin and Thaba Chueu have announced they will appeal against South Africa’s Competition Commission’s decision to block Thaba’s purchase of a silica mine owned by Petmin.

South Africa prohibits mining merger

Tuesday, 24 January 2012

South Africa's authority says the merged entity would be too powerful in the manufacture and distribution of CMC
South Africa’s Competition Commission blocked a vertical merger in the chemical mining sector yesterday, prompting suggestions that the authority’s approach is becoming increasingly cautious.

South Africa seeks to block health care merger

Monday, 23 January 2012

South Africa's commission has referred the merger to the tribunal, recommending probition
South Africa’s Competition Commission has recommended that the country’s tribunal prohibit the merger of two hospital operators, saying it would substantially lessen competition in the Durban health care market.

South Africa overturns Kansai divestment ruling

Friday, 25 November 2011

Kansai's original divestment order overturned
South Africa’s Competition Tribunal has annulled the divestiture order imposed by the Competition Commission on Kansai Paint over its merger with Freeworld Coating.

Poultry company admits exclusionary conduct following internal investigation

Monday, 14 November 2011

Poultry company admits to competition violations
South Africa’s Astral Foods group, which has been subject to a competition investigation in several poultry markets since August, has admitted that some of the complaints levelled against it are true.

Commission fines South African tyre cartelist

Friday, 11 November 2011

The commission raided the companies in 2008
South Africa’s Competition Commission has settled its cartel case against Apollo Tyres, fining the company 45 million rand (US$5.7 million) for taking part in a price-fixing cartel.

South Africa targets media company over predatory pricing

Tuesday, 01 November 2011

Monolithic: Media 24 were rapped by the Competition Commission
Media 24 must face South Africa’s Competition Tribunal after the country’s Competition Commission found it engaged in below-cost pricing to drive a competitor out of the market.

Poultry producer escapes cartel complaint

Tuesday, 25 October 2011

The commission wanted to amend its charges after its settlement with Sasol
Ross Poultry has succeeded in its appeal to South Africa’s Competition Tribunal against a complaint referred by the Competition Commission. The company cited recent case law that prevents the authority from adding companies or charges to complaints in the course of investigations.

Three-to-two seed merger prohibited

Friday, 14 October 2011

Seed producer deal not sewn-up
South Africa’s Competition Tribunal has blocked the tie-up of seed producers Pioneer Hi-Bred International and Pannar Seed. The merger would have reduced the number of players in the market from three to two.

SA Petroleum Association wins competition exemption for members

Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Petroleum installation
South Africa’s Competition Commission has granted the South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) and its members a four-year conditional exemption for certain conduct that is prohibited under the country’s competition law.

Media scrutiny intensifies in South Africa

Tuesday, 27 September 2011

The commission announced the probes in parliament
South Africa’s Competition Commission has announced it is carrying out two investigations of the media industry, regarding alleged predatory pricing and market allocation.

SA Competition Commission makes headway in procedural dispute

Thursday, 15 September 2011

South African flag at the country's Constitutional Court
South Africa’s Competition Commission has won direct access to the country's Constitutional Court to appeal against a ruling that it says limits its investigative powers.

Caxton can intervene in SA media tie-up

Thursday, 08 September 2011

KwaZulu-Natal: scene of a publishers' dispute
South African publisher, Caxton, has won the right to intervene in the Competition Tribunal’s review of Media 24 and Paarl Coldset’s purchase of newspaper The Natal Witness.

Caxton weighs in on SA publishing merger

Tuesday, 06 September 2011

The commission approved the merger in July
South African publisher Caxton has today requested to intervene in the Competition Tribunal’s review of Media 24 and Paarl Coldset’s purchase of The Natal Witness newspaper.

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