Competition Commission

Waiting for Autopax: the state-owned bus company is running on empty

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 11 Feb 2020

The Prasa subsidiary has been unprofitable for years. And although its fleet contains broken and poorly maintained buses, it plans as if 100% of its fleet is operational. This means a lot of waiting

From data must fall to data for all

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 6 Dec 2019

Commission orders Vodacom and MTN to lower their prices and provide daily, free ‘lifeline’ data

Collusion in private hospitals

Article Thando Maeko - 4 Oct 2019

A report has criticised the sector but experts warn that the status quo will likely remain

Consumers get the short end of the private healthcare stick, commission finds

Article Thando Maeko - 30 Sep 2019

Competition Commission reveals anti-competitive practices in private healthcare

Another hurdle in competition commission’s forex case

Article Lynley Donnelly - 18 Jul 2019

Banks argue the Competition Tribunal has no power to call out foreign firms on cartel conduct

Forex cartel case drags on

Article Lynley Donnelly - 14 Jun 2019

The Competition Commission has 40 working days in which to redraft its case against banks

SA’s grocery giants stomp on small, independent stores in non-urban areas

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 31 May 2019

The entry of national supermarkets into non-urban markets has shifted the competitive landscape

SABC, Primedia, Ster-Kinekor fined millions for price-fixing

Article Agency - 27 Feb 2019

In a statement, the Competition Commission said the three media companies admitted to being involved in price fixing

Make it uniform: Schools agree to scrap anti-competitive behaviour

Article Mashadi Kekana - 27 Feb 2019

Several schools have signed an agreement with the Competition Commission to prevent the monopoly of uniform suppliers while cutting costs for parents

How the cement cartel was built

Article Lloyd Gedye - 15 Feb 2019

Major international companies have been implicated in the collusion

International case may set precedent in rand-rigging battle

Article Lynley Donnelly & Gemma Ritchie - 6 Feb 2019

Standard Chartered pleaded guilty to currency manipulation (which included the rand) between 2007 and 2013

Private healthcare market inquiry cost R196m – Patel

Article Lameez Omarjee - 2 Jan 2019

Public hearings took place in 2016, and the commission received written reports and feedback from 175 stakeholders

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