Telkom has come under fire as the Competition Commission hearing into its alleged anti-competitive conduct resumed for closing arguments.
Persistent complaints to the Competition Commission sparked an inquiry into alleged collusion between the major players in the horse-racing industry.
The Constitutional Court heard two key cases involving the Competition Commission that have major ramifications for the commission.
The Supreme Court of Namibia has backed the decision by competition authorities to impose conditions on Walmart’s purchase of SA retailer Massmart.
Blame for the high cost of filling one’s trolley cannot be laid at the retailers’ door
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/ 20 October 2011
More evidence against Telkom is stacking up at the Competition Tribunal hearing into alleged anti-competitive practices.
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/ 17 October 2011
After years of legal battles, Telkom is appearing before the Competition Tribunal, accused of unfair business practices and charging excessive prices.
The ticketing industry is in for a shock because new technology will allow artists and venues to sell tickets directly via facebook and websites.
Competition regulators are gearing up to investigate allegations of collusion in the newspaper printing industry.
The Competition Tribunal will weigh up a transaction in which Shoprite Checkers intends to acquire the shareholding in Metcash Seven Eleven.
Four different cartels have had an impact on what the consumer pays for a loaf of bread.
Pioneer has paid its dues and consumers now face the impact of higher input costs, writes <b>Lloyd Gedye</b>.
Massmart’s CEO admits he would earn a huge payout from a merger with Walmart — but denies staff were retrenched to make the company more attractive.
Next week the Competition Tribunal will hear the proposed large merger between retail giants WalMart Stores and Massmart Holdings.
A price-fixing case against Clover, Ladismith Cheese, Nestlé and Parmalat has been withdrawn, the Competition Commission said on Wednesday.
On February 1 2010 the Competition Commission issued a call to the construction industry to participate in a fast-track settlement.
Retailers and consumers are at loggerheads over high local prices and the potential consequences.
Retail union Saccawu said it will picket the offices of the competition watchdog, demanding it block Walmart’s plan to buy local chain Massmart.
The dramatic price difference between the mall and the internet is shattering some costly myths.
Wire companies director, Rick Allen, is said to have taken part in collusive meetings held by a wire-mesh cartel. He responds to the allegations.
The Competition Commission’s investigation of the steel and wire sectors has shone a light on the dealings of its key members.
The lack of conditions imposed on its entry into SA is worrying.
South Africa’s wire-mesh cartel is the latest construction sector under the spotlight of the competition authorities.
Aveng will pay a fine of R128,9-million relating to two cartels in the wire mesh and rebar business, the Competition Commission says.
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/ 4 February 2011
For those who suspected that the feel-good times of June last year would in time bring some nasty hangover after the party, here it is.
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/ 1 February 2011
The Competition Commission has proposed a "fast-track settlement" for construction companies that have been party to collusive practices.
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/ 31 December 2010
South African food retailers have been cleared of price collusion by the country’s competition watchdog, a media report said on Friday.
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/ 5 November 2010
Fresh shocks emerge from Pioneer Foods’s agreement on record fine.
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/ 2 November 2010
Pioneer Foods was told it has to reduce the sale price of bread and flour products as part of a R1,05-billion settlement for price-fixing.
The legal fraternity is divided about the implications of a court ruling on current Competition Commission cases.
The Competition Commission’s case against South African Breweries has heard that Eastern Cape distributors don’t stand a chance against the giant.
The Competition Tribunal has confirmed a settlement agreement between the Competition Commission and Sasol Nitro.