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South Africa, we are in terminal trouble

The country is being forced to reset its ambitions at lower levels than we’d like, and the hour is getting late

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Trust issues: competition watchdog under fire

The Constitutional Court’s banks ruling has intensified scrutiny of a Competition Commission battling credibility and competence

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Barloworld’s unceremonious exit from the JSE

Barloworld’s R120-a-share buyout has cleared the last hurdles, ending its 84-year JSE run after a governance storm and swift competition approval

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Traders slate the CompCom’s rand-rigging reasoning

Local traders have made short work of the Competition Commission’s latest arguments against a host of banks in the so-called rand-rigging case

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Here’s the law that’s tying merger deals in knots

Vodacom’s failed Maziv merger isn’t just a story about competition policy – it’s about the law that’s slowing down deal approvals

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Is the Barloworld deal good to go?

The Barloworld deal has not only been processed speedily – it looks set to be approved without onerous conditions

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Barloworld’s CompCom boost  

The Competition Commission has approved Barloworld’s controversial takeover in rapid time, but this deal’s not done yet