The Changing Dynamics of Competition Law in South Africa

Proposed amendments to the merger notification thresholds and merger filing fees gazetted As promised earlier this year, Minister of Economic Development, Ebrahim Patel, has begun the process of implementing changes to the Competition Act, 89 of 1998 (Competition Act). On 9 June 2017, the Minister g…

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Whether excessive pricing has been clarified and settled in South African Competition law

In South Africa, excessive pricing is regarded as one of the most harmful contraventions of the Competition Act as it has an explicit damaging impact on consumers. It is within the scope of abuse of dominance which directly contradicts the preamble of the Act which aims to “promote the efficiency, a…

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