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/ 30 October 2009
Collusion is the cultural norm of large businesses operating in the construction industry, the head of the Competition Commission said on Friday.
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/ 19 October 2009
The Competition Commission has subpoenaed key people at MTN and Vodacom for suspected price-fixing, it was reported on Monday.
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/ 20 September 2009
The Competition Commission is investigating cases against twelve wire manufacturers and four steel manufacturers for price-fixing.
Collusion appears to be the South African way of doing business. If it’s not bakeries, it’s milk producers.
The Competition Tribunal will hear a price-fixing complaint against Pioneer Foods next week, it said on Thursday.
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/ 13 February 2009
Construction and engineering group Aveng has been fined R46,3-million — in terms of a consent agreement — for collusion, it was reported on Friday.
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/ 19 January 2009
SA’s competition authority said it would probe gas and petroleum companies, including Sasol, for their possible role in price-fixing.
Foodcorp said on Tuesday it denied taking part in any market division activity, but accepted the recent bread price-fixing charges.
Foodcorp will pay a R45-million fine to the Competition Commission after a price-fixing admission, the commission said on Monday.
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/ 18 November 2008
A court rejected an appeal by several dairy groups to have a case of alleged price-fixing against them thrown out, it was reported on Tuesday.
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/ 19 September 2008
The Competition Appeal Court has rejected a bid by dairy producers Clover and Ladismith Cheese to avoid a price-fixing hearing.
Cosatu says it was shocked to hear about another ”collusion scandal” in the food industry — this time among chicken companies.