Tag: South African Competition Commission
Steering Digital Markets Towards Development
Following a preliminary scoping of South Africa’s digital economy, the South African Competition Commission (“CCSA”) launched its market inquiry into digital markets earlier this...
CCC Draft Guidelines (No. 3/3): Penalties
By: Gina Lodolo (African Antitrust)
In this article in a three-piece series, we discuss the Determination of Administrative Penalties Guidelines draft, which has been published (in addition to...
Mergers: 1st Failure-to-Notify Penalty — Helios now Gets what Akzo Avoided...
By: Editor (African Antitrust)
The COMESA Competition Commission (“CCC”) is stepping up to the plate in 2021, and nobody can deny it. The days of...
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Revisiting the Burger King prohibition: [Unintended] Consequences & [Possible] Reconsideration?
By: Joshua Eveleigh (African Antitrust)
On the 1 June 2021, the South African Competition Commission (SACC) released its media statement announcing the prohibition of ECP...
South African Competition Commission Blocks Burger King Acquisition
The South Africa Competition Commission has blocked the proposed acquisition of Burger King South Africa by private equity fund, ECP Africa, on the basis...
South Africa Probes Online Trading Platforms
The South African Competition Commission has announced that it will be conducting a market inquiry to assess the competitiveness of “middle man” online trading...
South Africans Complain To Watchdog About School-Branded COVID-19 Essentials
The Competition Commission of South Africa stated schools complied with their agreement to curb the uncompetitive pricing of school uniforms. However, recent complaints from...
South African Competition Appeal Court Upholds Tribunal’s Excessive Pricing/ Anti-Price Gouging...
By: Michael-James Currie (African Antitrust)
In June 2020, the South African Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) handed down two seminal decisions (Babelegi and Dis-Chem) in relation to “excessive pricing” during...
South Africa’s Second Price Gouging Case: Dis-Chem Penalised for Excessive Pricing...
By:Michael-James Currie & John Oxenham (African Antitrust)
On 14 July 2020, the South African Competition Tribunal published its written reasons in relation to its decision...
South African Competition Enforcement: A Juxtaposition.
By Editor (Africa Antitrust)
AAT has previously reported on the
South African “Consumer and Customer Protection and National
Disaster Management Regulations and Directions” (Pricing
Regulations) which came into...
