In August 2012 the Democratic Alliance (DA) lodged a complaint
with the Competition Commission, alleging that the ZAR 5 billion
guarantee provided by the National Treasury for debts incurred by
South African Airways (SAA), amounts to anticompetitive
conduct.
On 12 November 2012 the Commission announced its refusal to
investigate the DA's complaint on the basis that in South
Africa, the Competition Act, unlike its European Union equivalents,
does not contain any provision governing the granting of state aid
to any participant in a competitive market.
The Commission mentioned, however, that it intends to conduct
"advocacy research" into the aviation industry to help
decision-makers understand how policy changes impact on competition
in the market.
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