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In the last two months the Competition Commission has lost three cartel cases before the Competition Tribunal.

The South African Competition Commission has since the beginning of 2017 prohibited eleven intermediate mergers and has recommended that four large mergers be prohibited.

Competition authorities of four African regional economic communities have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening cooperation...

The South African competition authorities have recently had cause to consider two hostile takeovers. The first was the attempted hostile takeover of Gold Fields by Harmony; the second, the takeover of Johnnic by HCI.

South Africa has a comprehensive web of labour legislation designed to protect employees and to afford a measure of security of tenure. The Labour Relations Act (LRA) provides, under section 197, that employees' contracts of employment must be transferred from the seller of a business to the purchaser of that business.

Competition is the backbone to any thriving economy. It promotes innovation through new entrants, motivates better quality goods and services, and results in favourable price points for consumers.

The South African Competition Commission (Commission) has published a draft paper on Competition in the Digital Economy (Paper). Stakeholders have been invited to submit comments by 30 October 2020.

South Africa's Competition Commission is launching a market inquiry into the franchising sector, examining whether structural barriers prevent historically disadvantaged persons from accessing an industry that contributes...

The Constitutional Court this morning handed down judgement in both the Competition Commission v Yara South Africa and Others.

It has been more than three years since the Competition Commission's ("Commission") last large-scale dawn raid, when it executed search-and-seizure operations at eight insurance firms across South Africa.

On 15 July 2021, in light of the widespread rioting and looting affecting various parts of South Africa, resulting in concerns about the availability of various products, Minister Ebrahim Patel, of the Department of Trade, ..

On Wednesday, 31 August 2022, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition published for comment draft Block Exemption Regulations for Small, Micro and Medium-Sized Businesses after consultation with the Competition Commission.

One year into the ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority’s merger control function, what lessons have emerged for dealmakers navigating West Africa’s evolving antitrust landscape?

On 25 November 2009, the Mauritian Competition Act will come into full effect.

In 2011 the Southern Pipeline cases resulted in the setting a new guidance on the method of calculating administrative penalties for price-fixing contraventions.

There is a tension between the interests of the Competition Commission and commercial entities involved in merger transactions.

Recognising that anti-competitive behaviour is likely to prevent economic growth, efficiency and trade liberalisation in its member states, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa recently launched a regional Competition Commission to promote fair competition within the common market across its member states.