Competition Appeal Court upholds decision finding Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (Pty) Ltd in breach of merger conditions...

Competition Appeal Court upholds decision finding Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (Pty) Ltd in breach of merger conditions.

The Competition Commission has prohibited a proposed transaction where Emerging Capital Partners ("ECP"), a US based private equity firm with a focus on investment holdings and interests in Africa...

On 15 October 2021 the Constitutional Court delivered a precedent setting judgement on the role of the competition authorities in promoting and protecting cornerstone socio-economic rights contained...

On 24 June 2020, the South African Constitutional Court handed down a ground-breaking judgment in the case of Competition Commission of South Africa v Pickfords Removals SA Proprietary Limited.

2015 started with a key but largely unsung victory for South African Breweries ("SAB") in its ongoing battle with the Competition Commission.

Companies now have further clarity on the enforcement of competition law, particularly regarding the Competition Act's price discrimination and buyer power provisions.

A judgment just handed down by the Supreme Court of Appeal appears to have opened the door to a somewhat more permissive approach regarding the initiation, investigation and referral of complaint proceedings by the Competition Commission.

The Competition Appeal Court (CAC) recently reversed the Competition Tribunal's decision to conditionally approve the merger between Momentum Group Limited (Momentum) and African Life Health (ALH), in which Momentum acquired the entire share capital of ALH.

Since the inception of the Competition Commission in 1999 firms which meet certain turnover or asset values have had to notify the competition authorities of their intention to merge or face possible penalties of up to 10 per cent of their turnover and the prospect of having to unbundle their newly acquired business.

Despite its progress, however, the Bill is not yet operational.

The Competition Commission (Commission) has fined two companies active in the mining roof bolts industry for their involvement in the rigging of tenders and the allocation of customers in contravention of the Competition Act.

On 5 July 2012 the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) issued its reasons for the unconditional approval of a merger between Anglo Gold Ashanti Limited and First Uranium (Proprietary) Limited.