PRETORIA, South Africa — The South African Competition Tribunal has conditionally approved a large merger under which Dorstfontein Coal Mines (Pty) Ltd (DCM) will acquire sole control of the businesses of Bochabela Mining (Pty) Ltd […]
Tag: South Africa
Competition Commission, Competition Tribunal
South African Tribunal Confirms Wilmar Settlement in Edible Oils Case
Pretoria, February 24, 2026 — The South African Competition Tribunal has confirmed a settlement agreement between the Competition Commission and Wilmar SA, bringing to a close a 10-year case concerning alleged price fixing in edible […]
South African CompCom Seeks Fines Over Alleged Automotive Glass Price Fixing
Pretoria, February 19, 2026 — The Competition Commission of South Africa has referred a complaint against PG Glass (Pty) and Glasfit (Pty) to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution over alleged price fixing in the automotive […]
South Africa’s CompCom Raids Scrap Metal Buyers Over Suspected Price Fixing
Pretoria, February 13, 2026 — The Competition Commission (CompCom) of South Africa conducted search and seizure operations at the premises of four scrap metal purchasing companies as part of an investigation into suspected price fixing. […]
South African Constitutional Court Rejects Takata SA Appeal Bid in Collusion Case
Pretoria, January 20, 2025 — South Africa’s Competition Commission welcomed a Constitutional Court order dismissing with costs Takata South Africa’s application for leave to appeal, clearing the way for the long-running collusion case to proceed […]
South Africa Competition Commission Clarifies School Uniform Procurement Rules
Pretoria, January 9, 2026 — South Africa’s Competition Commission has published a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document on its School Uniform and Learning Material Procurement Guidelines, reaffirming its long-standing efforts to promote competitive procurement practices […]
South African Tribunal Approves Vumatel–Herotel Merger With Network Access Commitments
Pretoria, December 22, 2025 — The South African Competition Tribunal has approved Vumatel’s acquisition of Hero Telecoms, subject to an extensive set of behavioural and public interest conditions aimed at safeguarding competition in fibre and […]
South African Authority Refers Eight Shipping Companies to Tribunal Over Price-Fixing
Pretoria, December 2, 2025 — The South African authority has referred eight global cargo shipping companies to the Competition Tribunal for allegedly coordinating General Rate Increase (GRI) charges on routes linking South Africa with Asia […]
South African Tribunal Clears Exxaro’s Manganese Acquisitions With Conditions on Information Sharing
Pretoria, December 1, 2025 — The South African authority has cleared Exxaro Resources’ creation of a new manganese platform, approving ManganExx’s acquisition of interests in Ntsimbintle Mining, Ntsimbintle Marketing and Mokala Manganese, subject to conditions […]
South African Authority Approves Suzano–Kimberly-Clark Deal with Conditions
Pretoria, November 20, 2025 — The South African authority approved Suzano’s acquisition of Kimberly-Clark IFP NewCo B.V. (KC IFP), subject to a set of foreclosure-related and public interest conditions aimed at safeguarding local supply, jobs, […]
