Banking deal gets SA approval

Premium Article - Thursday, 02 September 2010

South African banking services company Bankserv has been granted clearance by the country’s Competition Commission to purchase rivals Emid and Nomad, subject to conditions.

Scrap metal cartelists face penalties

Premium Article - Friday, 27 August 2010

South Africa's Competition Commission has referred a suspected scrap metal cartel to the country's Competition Tribunal. 

South Africa cracks down on plastics market

Premium Article - Thursday, 12 August 2010

South Africa’s Competition Commission today settled part of an antitrust case with plastics manufacturer Safripol regarding price fixing in the plastics market.

Animal feed producer escapes fine

Premium Article - Thursday, 05 August 2010

South Africa’s Competition Commission has entered into a settlement with an animal feed and fertiliser company accused of market division and excessive pricing.

South Africa sends air cargo case to tribunal

Premium Article - Friday, 30 July 2010

South Africa’s Competition Commission has referred cases of collusion in the air cargo market to the country’s Competition Tribunal.

Tribunal hears timber appeal

Premium Article - Monday, 19 July 2010

Timber companies Bedrock Mining Support and Mondi have appealed against a decision by South Africa’s Competition Commission to block the companies’ merger on competition grounds.

Sasol settlement raises objections from rivals

Premium Article - Thursday, 15 July 2010

South Africa’s Competition Tribunal has postponed its confirmation of a settlement between Sasol and the country’s Competition Commission after two of Sasol's competitors challenged the agreement in a hearing yesterday.

South Africa probes ArcelorMittal

Premium Article - Wednesday, 07 July 2010

South Africa’s Competition Commission is investigating whether a decision by ArcelorMittal to impose a surcharge on steel products is an abuse of the company’s dominant position through excessive pricing. 

Sasol settles in South Africa

Premium Article - Tuesday, 06 July 2010

South Africa’s Competition Commission yesterday reached a settlement with petrochemicals company Sasol Chemical Industries over abuse of dominance in the fertiliser market.

South Africa settles cartel charges with oil company

Premium Article - Tuesday, 22 June 2010

An oil company has agreed to pay 13 million rand (€1.4 million) to South Africa’s Competition Commission to settle price fixing charges.

SA Commission pursues Telkom

Premium Article - Tuesday, 15 June 2010

South Africa’s Competition Commission is investigating alleged anti-competitive behaviour by telecoms company Telkom, despite potential issues over its jurisdiction in the matter.

South Africa rejects corn export scheme

Premium Article - Wednesday, 09 June 2010

South Africa’s Competition Commission has found that plans to pool and export surplus corn raise competition concerns.

Bread cartelist hit with record fine

Premium Article - Thursday, 04 February 2010

Record fine for bread cartelist in South Africa
South Africa’s Competition Tribunal has fined Pioneer Foods 196 million rand (US$26 million) for its role in a cartel that fixed the price of bread. It is the highest fine – as a percentage of turnover – imposed in South Africa to date.

Airlines under fire for collusion on world cup fares

Premium Article - Thursday, 28 January 2010

Airfares under scrutiny for 2010 world cup
South Africa’s Competition Commission today announced it is investigating six airlines for allegedly colluding to fix prices during the coming 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Namibia launches competition commission

Premium Article - Tuesday, 26 January 2010

Namibia’s newly launched Competition Commission has set to work, reviewing its first merger cases and opening investigations of the sugar and agriculture sectors, lawyers say. 

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