Collusion
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The Naicker family: cashing in on government dysfunction
The Naicker family built a multi-billion-rand empire renting water tankers and yellow plant to government. Bitter family feuds and allegations of collusion threaten to bring them…
Clients affected by insurance collusion can claim civil damages
Eight insurance firms are being probed over price-fixing allegations. Legally, clients can claim for damages but experts say they should not hold their breath
Two city managers, one municipality: Why reforms are urgent
As a recent court case in Nelson Mandela Bay shows, the city management appointment process should be purely administrative and stripped of politics
Council wants Hawks, SIU probe into BAT’s Zimbabwe scandal
The cigarette maker has been accused of giving up to $500 000 in bribes and spying on competitors
When politicians talk about ‘our people’, who are they referring to?
The same government that talks about being in service of ‘our people fails poor, black children whose only dream is to receive an education
Trump says Mueller investigation report should be made public
The nearly two-year-old investigation is examining whether the US president himself criminally obstructed the probe
Bicycles can mean freedom, but here’s how SA dealers fixed the price of your ride
The Competition Tribunal has fined two bicycle dealers who denied being part of a cartel, but those who admitted guilt have got off scot-free.
World Cup stadium construction cartel gets its comeuppance
Those construction firms that did not accept culpability and settle when accused of collusive tendering now face an unforgiving Competition Tribunal.
Construction bigwigs deny World Cup stadium bid-rigging
The Competition Commission is confident that the construction companies have a case to answer for World Cup stadium bid-rigging, despite their denial.
Competition Commission moves to investigate car industry
The Competition Commission is to investigate allegations of price fixing, market division and collusive tendering in the automotive industry.
M&G Newsroom: The construction cartel – can it be stopped?
We discuss how it is almost impossible to deal with collusion once and for all, and that despite clampdowns, cartels are likely to continue.
Bread cartels: ConCourt ruling leaves big brands open to lawsuits
Small bread distributors can now launch a class action against bread manufacturing giants for losses related to uncompetitive behaviour.
Let bent builders serve the poor
The legal consequences of cartel activity on the part of powerful players in the construction industry are dire.
Leaks show construction’s rotten core
It is an industry rife with corruption, fraud, racketeering and collusion, all sanctioned by the leadership of SA’s biggest construction companies.
Construction: Collusion may be the industry’s fatal flaw
The state has been caught between a brick and a hard place in its crackdown on long-running cartels in South Africa’s construction industry.