South Africa’s Competition Tribunal has cleared Media24 and Paarl Coldset’s acquisition of Natal Witness Printing and Publishing with detailed conditions, partially rejecting the advice of intervening rivals.

South Africa’s Competition Commission has agreed to a 35 million rand (€3.3 million) settlement with Oceana for price-fixing and market allocation in the pelagic fish industry.

Preventing, detecting and prosecuting bid rigging rings often requires extensive outreach efforts to help raise awareness and foster cooperation among procurement officials, contractors and public prosecutors, a panel of top cartel enforcers said today. Ron Knox in Rio de Janeiro.

Norton Rose has promoted Marta Giner and Anthony Crane as partners in its Paris and Johannesburg competition practices.

In its first ruling over competition matters, South Africa’s Constitutional Court has confirmed agricultural company Senwes abused its dominant position in the market for grain storage, overturning a decision by the Supreme Court of Appeal that cleared the company.

Bowman Gilfillan has announced a revamp of its Johannesburg competition practice group, with Jean Meijer appointed to head the group and Gomolemo Kekesi and Lucinda Verster both promoted to partner.

Nationwide Airlines has sued South African Airways (SAA) for 155 million rand (US$19 million) in damages, the second time the airlines are litigating over claims that SAA abused its dominant position.

South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed a claim brought by Tracetec and the country’s Competition Commission against vehicle tracking company Altech Netstar, ordering them to cover Altech's costs.

South Africa’s Competition Commission has entered into settlement agreements with South African Airways (SAA) and Singapore Airlines over price fixing on flight routes between Johannesburg and Hong Kong.

South Africa’s Competition Commission has prohibited two linked transactions in the horseracing industry because of concerns they would further increase the market share of the industry’s dominant player.

South Africa today cleared Wal-Mart’s acquisition of Massmart, with “innovative” conditions that present a new framework for addressing public interest concerns in merger cases.

South Africa’s Competition Commission’s secured a further victory against a cement cartel today, reaching a settlement with Lafarge Industries.

A provincial government department in South Africa is asking the country’s Competition Commission to conduct a full-scale investigation of South Africa’s liquor industry, saying companies are forming monopolies and abusing liquor licensing regulations.

South Africa’s Competition Commission has told gas traders Spring Lights Gas (SLG) and Sasol they cannot continue their market-sharing agreement, denying a request for an exemption from complying with competition law.

South Africa’s Competition Commission has reached settlement agreements with oil companies Engen and Shell, who have admitted fixing the price of bitumen with other competitors.