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Judges lash ‘egregious’ Competition Tribunal

A court ruling has excoriated the tribunal’s behaviour in a way that raises serious questions about its competence and ethics

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Paper tiger: why Mpact is suing the City of Ekurhuleni  

‘Excessive’ and ‘unlawful’ power costs have hastened the demise of Mpact’s Springs mill

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Why the debate over prime does, and doesn’t matter

The SARB will have to explain – plainly – why moving a reference rate does not automatically move the price of risk

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One last hurdle for Vodacom + Maziv  

The Competition Appeal Court still has to sign off this four-year merger. But a new condition imposed could be a game-changer for future mega-deals

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Anatomy of an abandoned merger

Sun International, Peermont, intervenor Tsogo and their legal teams are to blame for an abandoned deal. Not the competition authorities

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Bye-bye Peermont, hello world

Sun’s decision to drop its Peermont bid is as much a sign that online gaming is where it’s at, as fatigue with South Africa’s competition authorities

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Serial offender Sasol strikes again

An evergreen contract is at the heart of a new dispute between KAP, Sasol and the authorities in another case of corporate competition déjà vu

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A Maziv win-win?

Vodacom’s mega-merger has finally got competition approval – four years on. A history of abusing consumers is partly to blame

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Google’s R500m news payout: fair or extortion? 

South African regulators want Google to cough up for local media’s decline – but is it really to blame?

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A Maziv blow

The Competition Tribunal’s decision to block cellphone giant Vodacom’s bid to buy Vumatel owner Maziv has sparked a vigorous debate about whether the decision is a brave attempt…

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Will Caxton ever pull the Mpact trigger?

There’s still no sign of a firm offer from Caxton for all or part of the 65.1% of packaging company Mpact that it does not already own. That’s despite the Competition Commission…