South Africa's Competition Law Has Special Conditions for Company Mergers - Do They Benefit Society or Hinder Business?

Minister Parks Tau expressed strong support for the revised agreement, highlighting its potential to transform digital access ...

Public interest conditions in South African merger cases (2010-2019) In most merger cases approved by the competition authority, the newly formed entity was not allowed to lay off any employees ...

Competition law regimes are evolving across Africa, and while there is some way to go before a continental competition regulator is realised, competition law regimes are being implemented and ...

Competition regulators across Africa are growing in number, with many building up an impressive track record in the scope of their work and enforcement capabilities. This is the case in established ...

South Africa's Competition Tribunal blocked Vodacom's proposed merger with fibre group Maziv on Tuesday, a blow to the ambitions of the country's biggest mobile operator to expand its fibre ...

The integration of public interest considerations into merger assessments marked a shift from traditional competition law focused solely on economic efficiency.

South Africa’s use of competition law to achieve socio-economic objectives is justified, but its implementation lacks coherence and adds undue costs for companies.

Competition law regimes are evolving across Africa, and while there is some way to go before a continental competition regulator is realised, competition law regimes are being implemented and ...

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 29 (Reuters) – South Africa’s Competition Tribunal blocked Vodacom’s proposed merger with fibre group Maziv on Tuesday, a blow for the ambitions of the country’s biggest ...