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On 6 February 2026, the South African Competition Commission ("Commission") released its final Guidance Note for Online Intermediation Platforms ("Guidance Note").

On the 19th of May 2021, the South African Competition Commission ("Commission") formally initiated a market inquiry into the online intermediation platform market ("OIPMI") in terms of Section 43B(i)(a) of the Competition Act, 89 of 1998.

The recent decision of the Constitutional Court in Competition Commission of South Africa v Pickford Removals SA (Pty) Limited may have a material effect on the future prosecution of prohibited practices – including cartel behavior and abuses of dominance.

Three independent competition authorities with dedicated roles. Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition has the ability to "participate" in proceedings.

This article seeks to provide a legal analysis of the protest sitting before CAF and possible remedies flowing from the CAF Champions League Regulations.

The broad finding of the Inquiry is that there is a combination of features in the South African grocery retail sector that may prevent, distort or restrict competition.

This article examines the incentives motivating whistleblowers when tipping off the competition authorities about cartel conduct.

Heineken has reached a no-admission commitment with the COMESA Competition Commission following an investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices, including minimum resale price maintenance, single-branding...

Price discrimination regulations are designed to protect smaller businesses from large or dominant firms which have the power to impose prices and deals which favour them.

In the first revision since 2017, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, has gazetted amendments to the merger notification thresholds and filing fees effective from 1 May 2026. The amendments, published on 8 May 2026, confirm the previously proposed draft thresholds and filing fees.

The M&A market in South Africa (SA) has picked up to pre-COVID levels (with a number of deals announced in the last quarter); however, the country's stagnant economy and political uncertainty...

While it is too early to know the full impact of COVID-19 on the economy, we are seeing that lockdown restrictions in South Africa are starting to have a significant impact on the bottom line ...

In any penalty regime, it is said that the most important consideration is deterrence. After weighing up the likely gains from the prohibited conduct and the probability of being caught and successfully prosecuted, it must not make commercial sense for a firm to engage in the prohibited conduct.

On 24 January 2024, the COMESA Competition Commission (‘Commission') issued a request for comments on its proposed draft COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection Regulations (‘Draft Regulations')...

A new supra-national merger control regime for Africa comprising 19 eastern and southern African states must now be added to companies' checklist of regulatory approvals needed in global or regional transactions.

The test for excessive pricing has been reformulated under the Amendment Act, although it is largely reflective of existing case law.