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On 16 March 2022, CEMAC published Regulation No. 00087 to supplement and amend Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation No. 00035 of September 2020. The new Regulation contains provisions relating...

On 14 February 2023, the Competition Commission (the "Commission") published its Final Terms of Reference ("ToR") to establish a market inquiry into the fresh produce market...

On 7 April 2023, the Competition Commission (the "Commission") published for public comment Draft Terms of Reference to establish a market inquiry into the South African steel industry.

Launching a market inquiry into a seemingly problematic sector of the South African economy is not a new modus operandi for the SA Competition Commission.

The path to requesting advisory opinions from the Competition Commission is likely to be reopened soon. The Commission suspended its advisory opinion service in January 2018...

In a dramatic decision handed down on 13 September 2010 in the case of Woodlands (Pty) Ltd and Milkwood Dairy (Pty) Ltd v The Competition Commission, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) upheld an appeal against an order of the Competition Appeal Court (CAC) and found that the complaints initiated by the Commission against the appellants were set aside.

In the recent case of Doorware CC v Mercury Fittings CC [2025] JOL 68741 (SCA), the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) addressed a dispute pertaining to the enforceability...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Competition Amendment Bill ("the Amendment Act") into law. It is a significant moment for competition law and enforcement in South Africa

In February 2026, the Competition Commission executed unannounced searches at four scrap metal companies, seizing documents and interviewing employees without warning.

On 23 and 24 March 2020, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition (the "Minister") published Regulations under section 78(1) of the Competition Act,...

If you were trying to script a case study in modern deal‑making drama, you could hardly do better than the fight now raging over Warner Bros.

On 20 March 2024, the South African Competition Commission ("Commission") revised its public interest guidelines relating to merger control ("Guidelines").

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition ("The Minister") issued draft proposed amendments to the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Codes ("B-BBEE Codes") on Friday 30 January 2026.

We've written about unlawful competition quite a bit of late. That's because there have been quite a few South African judgments dealing with the topic.

Greta Thunberg has the ability to divide opinion like few other celebrities, with a surprising number of people finding her strangely threatening.

Constitutional Court seeks to clarify jurisdictional boundaries of competition authorities in group five judgment...

These cases have practical implications on how the Competition Commission (Commission) initiates and refers complaints to the Competition Tribunal and will have an impact on a number of pending referrals in which similar objections have been raised.