The Competition Commission has reached a settlement agreement with Sasol, finalising the abuse aspect of a fertiliser case.
The Competition Commission has raided the offices SAA, Mango and the Airlines Association of Southern Africa, it said on Tuesday.
South Africa’s Competition Commission has alleged bizarre behaviour by the country’s biggest food companies.
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/ 11 November 2009
Cement producer PPC on Wednesday admitted that it was involved in market-sharing arrangements with other cement producers.
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/ 28 October 2009
The Competition Commission on Wednesday referred its findings of abuse of dominance against Telkom to the Competition Tribunal for adjudication.
South Africa’s alleged wire cartel has been accused of using anti-competitive practices to scupper a wire importer from entering the market.
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/ 28 September 2009
Businesses will do what society allows them to get away with, writes Lynley Donnelly.
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/ 1 September 2009
The Competition Commission has initiated an investigation into collusive practices in the construction industry, it said on Tuesday.
Competition Commissioner Shan Ramburuth has told Patricia de Lille that he shares her concern over the high costs of telecommunications.
The Competition Commission has launched an investigation into the allocation of tenders for the construction of soccer stadiums, it has been reported.
The Competition Commission has initiated an investigation into major SA supermarket chains for possible contraventions of the Competition Act.
Pioneer Foods’s bakery arm, Sasko, is shirking responsibility for contraventions of the Competition Act, the Competition Tribunal heard on Monday.
Pioneer Foods goes before the Competition Tribunal claiming it was not part of a bread cartel.
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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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/ 16 January 2009
The Competition Commission has negotiated a settlement agreement with Lancewood, one of the companies involved in the milk cartel prosecution.
Altech Technologies, which was granted the right to intervene in the MTN and Verizon merger hearings, has withdrawn its intervention in the matter.
Foodcorp said on Tuesday it denied taking part in any market division activity, but accepted the recent bread price-fixing charges.
The Food and Allied Workers’ Union on Tuesday welcomed a fine imposed on bread-maker Foodcorp for admitting a role in bread-price fixing.
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/ 12 December 2008
South Africa’s bank charges are too high and banks should implement reforms, a report by the Competition Commission has found.
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/ 23 October 2008
The Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal approve BHP Billiton’s proposed merger with Rio Tinto — with conditions.
The BHP Billiton hearing at the Competition Commission, scheduled to begin on Thursday, has been cancelled, a statement said on Wednesday.
The recent National Anti-Corruption Summit supported moves to make price-fixing a crime — despite opposition from the Competition Commission.
If the competition authorities get their way, fines for price colluding could be crippling, writes Lloyd Gedye.
Dairy producers claim alleged anticompetitive practices came from the Department of Trade and Industry, writes Lloyd Gedye.
The Competition Commission has laid charges with the police against a Vodacom executive.
Commentators say information may not be volunteered as readily if the consequence is jail time for directors providing it.
Cosatu says it was shocked to hear about another ”collusion scandal” in the food industry — this time among chicken companies.
How Tiger Brand bosses bailed out while selling R44-million in shares.
The Competition Commission looks to streamline debit order systems, writes Maya Fisher-French.
The Competition Commission is investigating alleged price-fixing and collusion in the steel industry, it said on Monday.
Lloyd Gedye outlines the Competition Commission’s case against milk processors.
The idea of criminalising anti-competitive behaviour and hitting the colluders is an attractive one.