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 settles with AfriSam

Wednesday, 02 November 2011

Agreement cemented
AfriSam, South Africa’s second-largest cement maker, has entered into a settlement agreement with the country’s Competition Commission after admitting it participated in a 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.

Wal-Mart/Massmart will set precedent for public interest cases

Friday, 21 October 2011

The tribunal provisionally cleared the deal in May
South Africa’s Competition Tribunal faced criticism from ministers and trade unions today for approving Wal-Mart’s takeover of Massmart.

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 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.

NGOs granted competition intervention in South Africa

Wednesday, 24 August 2011

NGOs present public interest concerns in seed merger
South Africa’s Competition Tribunal has ruled that two non-governmental organisations can intervene in merger appeal proceedings.

SA tribunal considers poultry challenge

Monday, 08 August 2011

Tribunal yet to decide on poultry case
Three poultry producers in South Africa have asked the country’s Competition Tribunal to set aside a complaint referred to it by the Competition Commission.

SA commission decision-making "flawed"

Wednesday, 27 July 2011

Commission must revisit merger
South Africa’s Competition Tribunal has ordered the country’s Competition Commission to take another look at the merger of printing company Paarl Media and media distribution Primedia@Home after finding that it overlooked evidence.

South Africa calls tribunal into question over Wal-Mart/Massmart

Friday, 22 July 2011

SA tribunal under scrutiny
Three South African government departments have appealed against the Competition Tribunal’s decision to approve the Wal-Mart/Massmart merger, citing “irregularities” in the decision-making process.

Tribunal reasoning won’t stave off Wal-Mart/Massmart appeal

Thursday, 30 June 2011

South Africa’s Competition Tribunal today released the reasoning behind its approval of the Wal-Mart/Massmart merger.

South Africa contests ‘restrictive’ appeal court ruling

Tuesday, 07 June 2011

South Africa’s Competition Commission has announced it will appeal against a decision by the Competition Appeal Court in a price-fixing case against three foam producers. The commission says the ruling skews what the Competition Act states it should include in referrals to the Competition Tribunal. 

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