By Gina Lodolo & Tyla Lee Coertzen On 24 January 2024, the COMESA Competition Commission (the “CCC”) issued a press release requesting comments to its proposed Draft Regulations (as amended in November 2023) (“Draft Regulations”). The Draft Regulations contemplate an over hall of many key features of the CCC’s current competition regime, which has been […]
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A new anti-corruption enforcer on the South African horizon?
RSA Minister of Justice gives insights into developments surrounding new agency By Nicola Taljaard On 13 October 2022, South African Minister of Justice, Ronald Lamola, provided a brief update on the developing discussion in relation to the establishment of a multidisciplinary agency dedicated to fighting corruption. The talks among the Department of Justice and the […]
Kenyan competition watchdog launches inquiry into Animal Feeds Value Chain
By Joshua Eveleigh On 29 September 2023, the Competition Authority of Kenya (“CAK”) announced that it will be conducting a market inquiry into the Kenyan animal feeds market (“Animal Feeds Market Inquiry”) to assess the various factors affecting competition in the animal feeds value chain. The animal feed market is particularly important due to its […]
Competition Commission Publishes ‘Public Interest Guidelines Relating To Merger Control’
A perspective from private practice — the real cost of doing business in South Africa: Merger Control Disincentivizing Investment into the South African Economy By Gina Lodolo, Joshua Eveleigh, and Nicola Taljaard A Look Back: South Africa has been trying to find the delicate balance between the promotion of public interest initiatives, attracting foreign investment […]
Prohibiting a Merger Long in the Making: CCC’s First M&A Prohibition
The COMESA Competition Commission Issues Its First Partial Refusal to Grant Merging Parties Permission to Consummate Merger By Tyla Lee Coertzen On 2 September 2023, the COMESA Competition Commission released its decision to prohibit the proposed acquisition by Akzo Nobel N.V (“AkzoNobel”) of Kansai Plascon East Africa Proprietary Limited (“KPEA”) and Kansai Plascon Africa Limited […]
Who Owns What? Mandatory publication of companies’ beneficial owners in RSA
The CIPC’s new beneficial owner registry: An effective mechanism to combat illicit flow of funds or another wasted opportunity? By Jemma Muller and Nicola Taljaard
