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The Court Made Me Do It: Enforcement Of Anticompetitive Agreements

In the recent case of Doorware CC v Mercury Fittings CC [2025] JOL 68741 (SCA), the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) addressed a dispute pertaining to the enforceability...

South Africa Anti-trust

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Fasken

American Bar Association, Antitrust Section — Our Curious Amalgam Podcast, Episode #328 What Should I Know About Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt And COMESA? Developments In Key African Regimes

Merger control and antitrust enforcement are gaining momentum across Africa. In this episode of the ABA Our Curious Amalgam Podcast, John Oxenham and Nicolas Bremer discuss recent developments...

South Africa Anti-trust

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BREMER LF WLL

Final Whistle Blown: COMESA Competition Appeals Board Confirms Settlement In CAF / BeIN Football Media Rights Dispute

The COMESA Competition Commission ("CCC") Appeals Board has concluded one of the most closely followed investigations in the African sports broadcasting industry.

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

Africa Competition Law Quarterly Round-Up

Burundi has officially launched the Commission Indépendante de la Concurrence, adding to the growing list of national competition authorities in Africa. As the authority begins its operations...

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

The Rise Of Regional And Continental Competition Regulators: Good For M&A Or Cause For Concern?

South Africa Anti-trust

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Webber Wentzel

Competition Commission Aims To Provide Clarity On Internal Restructurings

South Africa Anti-trust

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Webber Wentzel

Merger Control Comparative Guide

South Africa Anti-trust

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Primerio Ltd

The Return Of The Advisory Opinion

South Africa Anti-trust

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Adams & Adams

Competition Law And The South African Agricultural Sector - Buyer Power Provisions To Protect SMME's And HDP Firms

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

When Can You Notify Multiple Transactions In A Single Merger Filing To The South African Competition Commission?

South Africa Anti-trust

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Fasken

25 Years Of Competition Law In South Africa - A Discussion On Dawn Raids (Video)

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

ECOWAS Swears In Members Of The Competition Advisory Council

South Africa Anti-trust

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Adams & Adams

The Commission's Approach To ESOPs In Mergers (Podcast)

South Africa Anti-trust

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Fasken

A Refreshed Competition Act Ushers In A New Dawn For Competition Law In Malawi

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

Benefits Of A Unified African Energy Market

South Africa Energy

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ENS

AI Impersonation: The Rise Of Deception By Design

South Africa Technology

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ENS

Africa Tax In Brief

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A Timely Reminder For Employers: Compliance With Pension Funds Act Is Non-Negotiable

South Africa Employment

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Adams & Adams

Young AFSA Webinar – Session 3 (Video)

South Africa Litigation

Deale Attorneys

Antitrust, EU Competition

COMESA Consumer Protection Enforcement

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), with 21 member states, is the largest regional economic organization in Africa. Furthermore, COMESA comprises a comparatively far integrated regulatory regime.

South Africa Consumer

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BREMER LF WLL

The Court Made Me Do It: Enforcement Of Anticompetitive Agreements

In the recent case of Doorware CC v Mercury Fittings CC [2025] JOL 68741 (SCA), the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) addressed a dispute pertaining to the enforceability...

South Africa Anti-trust

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Fasken

American Bar Association, Antitrust Section — Our Curious Amalgam Podcast, Episode #328 What Should I Know About Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt And COMESA? Developments In Key African Regimes

Merger control and antitrust enforcement are gaining momentum across Africa. In this episode of the ABA Our Curious Amalgam Podcast, John Oxenham and Nicolas Bremer discuss recent developments...

South Africa Anti-trust

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BREMER LF WLL

Block Exemption Regulations For Ports, Rail And Key Feeder Road Corridors Now In Place

South Africa Transport

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Fasken

Final Whistle Blown: COMESA Competition Appeals Board Confirms Settlement In CAF / BeIN Football Media Rights Dispute

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

Internal Restructuring: Insights Into The Competition Commission's Latest Guidelines

South Africa Insolvency

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Adams & Adams

Africa Competition Law Quarterly Round-Up

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

The Rise Of Regional And Continental Competition Regulators: Good For M&A Or Cause For Concern?

South Africa Anti-trust

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Webber Wentzel

Digital Business Comparative Guide

South Africa Technology

Eversheds Sutherland

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Cartels, Monopolies

The Court Made Me Do It: Enforcement Of Anticompetitive Agreements

In the recent case of Doorware CC v Mercury Fittings CC [2025] JOL 68741 (SCA), the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) addressed a dispute pertaining to the enforceability...

South Africa Anti-trust

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Fasken

Watch Out Employers: Your Non-Compete And No-poaching Agreements May Also Be Considered Anti-Competitive In South Africa

With competition authorities worldwide scrutinising the labour market, non-compete and no-poaching agreements between employers and employees may be regarded as anti-competitive...

South Africa Anti-trust

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Competition Tribunal Dismisses LPG Cylinder Exchange Programme Price Fixing Allegation

South Africa's Competition Tribunal has dismissed a complaint referred by the Competition Commission against Totalgaz Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd, Oryx Oil South Africa...

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

Three Cartel Cases Lost By The Competition Commission Before The Competition Tribunal – What Are The Implications For Future Cases?

South Africa Commercial

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Werksmans Attorneys

Tulisa Cables Cleared Of Cable Price Fixing And Cartel Charges

South Africa Anti-trust

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SWVG Inc.

Haunted By The Past … Until When Should Historic Cartel Conduct Spook You?

South Africa Anti-trust

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Werksmans Attorneys

Cartels criminalised in South Africa

South Africa Anti-trust

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Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

"...Firm Steps To End Cartels" —The Criminalisation Of Cartel Activity

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

Lack Of Compliance And Corporate Governance – Provoking The Revolving Prison Door

South Africa Anti-trust

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Werksmans Attorneys

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Trade Regulation & Practices

Merger Control Comparative Guide

Merger Control Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of South Africa, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

South Africa Anti-trust

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Primerio Ltd

A Citizen In The Global Village Of Competition Law

The Competition Act (‘Act') is first and foremost national in its focus. This is clear from its objects set out in the Act's Preamble and Purpose.

South Africa Anti-trust

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Fasken

Regulators Join Forces To Ensure B-BBEE Compliance

On 15 December 2017, the South African Department of Trade and Industry (the "DTI") published a memorandum of understanding entered into between the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission...

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

Long-Awaited B-BBEE Thresholds Published

South Africa Commercial

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ENS

What Makes A Price Excessive?

South Africa Anti-trust

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No Certainty For Dual Distribution Relationships

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

The War Of The Titans

South Africa Anti-trust

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Routledge Modise

Cross-Border Mergers And Competition Regulations

South Africa Commercial

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Routledge Modise

The Competition Amendment Act, No. 1 Of 2009: Market Inquiry Powers Promulgated To Come Into Effect As Of 1 April 2013

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

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Latest Videos

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CGCSA Webinar Part 1 (Video)

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ENS

ENSafrica Webinar | When Data Law And Competition Law Intersect

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Competition And Dominance Law (Video Content)

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TripleOKLaw

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