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.

On 6 June 2012, government and the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) submitted their economic report on the fund that is to be formed in terms of a condition imposed by the Competition Appeal Court (CAC) in the proposed acquisition of Massmart Limited (Massmart) by Wal-Mart (Wal-Mart).

Following hundreds of complaints on social media and to various Governmental Institutions, the Competition Commission recently released a media statement addressing anti-competitive conduct during the state of national disaster.

The global credit crunch and the recession that will follow will surely impact on the size and number of M&A deals in 2009, although there may well be more distress sales than usual, whether of entire businesses or non-core assets.

In the early days of merger review, competition authorities were generally less concerned with the vertical impact of mergers than with the consolidation of market power on a horizontal level.

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A case of alleged abuse of dominance recently came before the Competition Tribunal. South African Airways (SAA) stood accused of abusing its dominant position in one market (the market for air tickets sold through travel agents for domestic scheduled airline flights) to exclude competitors from a second market (the market of scheduled domestic airline flights).

If airlines are to survive the impact of the escalating oil price, and the global slowdown in economic activity, then they must become more efficient and increase their load factors, while maintaining their revenues per seat.

The Supreme Court of Appeal has provided guidance for prospective litigants intending to institute class actions in relation to breaches of the Competition Act.

KPMG confirms that it is a Respondent with the Competition Commission in urgent Application proceedings before the High Court that have been launched by Netcare Hospitals.

Tabacks has become a full member firm of Andersen Global, an international association of legally separate, independent member firms with a presence in 45 countries in Africa.

On 11 November 2019, the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) dismissed an application for interim relief by Africa People Mover.

On 1 July 2024, the Minister of Trade and Industry in Malawi gazetted the notice bringing into effect the new Competition and Fair Trading Act No. 20 of 2024 (the "New Competition Act").

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Directors and managers in South Africa will face personal criminal liability and jail time for participation in a cartel.

The legal position on whether internal restructurings within South African businesses require prior approval from the competition authorities has been uncertain for some time.

The Competition Commission (the "Commission") has released proposed amendments to its guidelines to small merger notification, which are set to take effect after 7 June 2021.