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On 20 July 2012 the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) issued reasons for its unconditional approval of the large merger between Gas Corporation of South Africa (SOC) Limited (PetroSA), Pioneer Natural Resources South Africa (Proprietary) Limited (Pioneer SA) and Petroleum South Cape (Proprietary) Limited (PSC).

Africa's mobile technology market is undergoing significant regulatory transformation as telecoms authorities and operators advance reforms around spectrum allocation and next-generation connectivity. From Ghana's competitive 5G market opening to Nigeria's first telecoms policy review in over two decades, regulatory frameworks are being modernised to address data costs, service quality, and infrastructure deployment. These developments signal a shift where competitive advantage increasingly depends on spect

The Competition Commission (Commission) brought an application to the Tribunal to confirm a settlement agreement entered into with Singapore Airlines.

There has for many years been a vigorous debate on how the Competition Tribunal ("the Tribunal") should determine the appropriate penalty to be levied on firms which contravene the Competition Act, 89 of 1998 ("the Act"), in particular on cartel offenders.

On 24 July 2012 the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) unconditionally approved the large merger involving Life Healthcare (Proprietary) Limited (Life Healthcare) and Joint Medical Holdings Limited (JMH), following the Competition Commission's (Commission) recommendation to the Tribunal that the merger be prohibited.

On 20 July 2012 the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) issued its reasons for the conditional approval of the intermediate merger between Synergy Income Fund Limited (Synergy) and Khuthala Alliance (Proprietary) Limited (Khuthala).

A recent interim relief order of the Competition Tribunal has raised concerns in relation to restraints of trade. The order was given in the context of a 10 year restraint given by Nedschroef in favour of Teamcor and CBC Fasteners.

Recently, the Competition Appeal Court (CAC) reversed the decision of the Competition Tribunal in the matter of Nationwide Poles CC and Sasol Oil (Pty) Ltd.

On 15 December 2017, the South African Department of Trade and Industry (the "DTI") published a memorandum of understanding entered into between the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission...

The Competition Amendment Act, No. 1 of 2009 was first published as a bill in June 2008, and seeks to introduce a variety of new provisions and to amend certain existing provisions of the Competition Act, No. 89 of 1998 (as amended).

The Competition Commission (Commission) has approved two transactions whereby Oceana Group Limited (acting through subsidiary companies) (Oceana) is to acquire interests, shares and assets in the fishing and cold storage industries.

In terms of the Regulations, all parties to a "major B-BBEE transaction" are required to register the transaction with the B-BBEE Commission.

In 2005, the Competition Tribunal approved the large merger of the respective canning businesses of Langeberg (part of Tiger Brands) and Ashton Canning, subject to certain conditions.

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 Competition Tribunal has recently considered the question of whether or not an anti-competitive merger can be saved on grounds that a firm is controlled by previously disadvantaged individuals, one of the 'public interest' grounds the tribunal is enjoined to consider in terms of Competition Act.

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).

Section 8(a) of the Competition Act contains a single sentence, the length of which belies the complexity of the underlying prohibition.

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.