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Empowerment And Competition Law In South Africa: A Playbook For Investors, Sponsors And Advisors

South Africa's empowerment framework intersects critically with competition law, creating substantive requirements for mergers and conduct enforcement. How do B-BBEE obligations shape deal outcomes, regulatory engagement, and compliance strategies for investors navigating this dual regulatory landscape?

South Africa Anti-trust

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Andersen in South Africa

COMESA’s Increased Oversight Over The Digital Economy

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has introduced significant changes to its merger control and antitrust regimes through amended Competition Regulations of 2025.

Worldwide Anti-trust

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BREMER LF WLL

African Jurisdictions Regulating Resale Price Management Clauses

Resale Price Maintenance (RPM) refers to arrangements whereby a supplier, manufacturer, or licensor sets a minimum for, or otherwise restricts the price at which downstream distributors or retailers may resell goods or services.

Worldwide Anti-trust

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BREMER LF WLL

Africa Competition Law Quarterly Round-up (Issue No.1 Of 2026 | JANUARY – MARCH 2026)

The Africa Continental Competition Commission must be established by 2028, Malick Diallo, Head of Competition at the AfCFTA Secretariat, announced at the launch of the new COMESA Regulations in Livingstone in February 2026.

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

Competition Counsel– Opinion No. A/6/25 On The State Of Competition In The Pharmaceutical Distribution Market In Morocco

Morocco Anti-trust

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BREMER LF WLL

CAF v Senegal: When A Walk Off Becomes A Forfeit And Football's Laws Walk Off The Field

Nigeria Anti-trust

SK

Streamsowers & Kohn

Dawn Raid Readiness. Lessons From PPC's Experience

South Africa Anti-trust

Ai

Andersen in South Africa

COMESA's Expanded Consumer Protection Mandate Of The CCCC

South Africa Anti-trust

BF

BREMER LF WLL

African Regional Competition Authorities Sign MoU To Strengthen Cross-Border Enforcement

South Africa Anti-trust

BF

BREMER LF WLL

COMESA Authority Investigates Meta Over WhatsApp Business API Restrictions

South Africa Anti-trust

BF

BREMER LF WLL

Pop-up Webinar | Revised COMESA Competition Regulations, Now In Force (Video)

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

MTN's $6.2 Billion Acquisition Of IHS: What Nigeria's Competition Authorities Will Look For

Nigeria Anti-trust

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Streamsowers & Kohn

COMESA Competition And Consumer Commission Quick Out Of The Blocks

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

The Early Bird Catches The Approval – South African Competition Commission's New Pre-Merger Filing Guidelines

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

New CBN Measures On Diaspora Remittances: What They Mean For Market Participants

Nigeria Finance

PL

Pavestones Legal

The Electoral Act 2026: Progress, Gaps, And The Legal Landscape For 2027

Nigeria Litigation

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Obtaining A Gambling License In Nigeria: Procedure & Requirements (2026 Guide)

Nigeria Media & IT

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Resolution Law Firm

Energy And Infrastructure Sector News Update March 2026

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

Foreign Investment In Ethiopia: The Complete Legal Guide (2026)

Ethiopia Government

5A Law Firm LLP

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Antitrust, EU Competition

Newsflash | Consumer Protection Act Amendment Regulations, 2026

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition has published the Consumer Protection Act Amendment Regulations, 2026 (“2026 Amendments”) in terms of section 120(1)(a) read with section 11(6)...

South Africa Media & IT

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ENS

Empowerment And Competition Law In South Africa: A Playbook For Investors, Sponsors And Advisors

South Africa's empowerment framework intersects critically with competition law, creating substantive requirements for mergers and conduct enforcement. How do B-BBEE obligations shape deal outcomes, regulatory engagement, and compliance strategies for investors navigating this dual regulatory landscape?

South Africa Anti-trust

Ai

Andersen in South Africa

COMESA’s Increased Oversight Over The Digital Economy

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has introduced significant changes to its merger control and antitrust regimes through amended Competition Regulations of 2025.

Worldwide Anti-trust

BF

BREMER LF WLL

African Jurisdictions Regulating Resale Price Management Clauses

Worldwide Anti-trust

BF

BREMER LF WLL

Africa Competition Law Quarterly Round-up (Issue No.1 Of 2026 | JANUARY – MARCH 2026)

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

Competition Counsel– Opinion No. A/6/25 On The State Of Competition In The Pharmaceutical Distribution Market In Morocco

Morocco Anti-trust

BF

BREMER LF WLL

Can A Finished Game Be Unfinished? CAF's 2026 AFCON Final Decision

Worldwide Media & IT

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ENS

CAF v Senegal: When A Walk Off Becomes A Forfeit And Football's Laws Walk Off The Field

Nigeria Anti-trust

SK

Streamsowers & Kohn

Dawn Raid Readiness. Lessons From PPC's Experience

South Africa Anti-trust

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Andersen in South Africa

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Cartels, Monopolies

Dawn Raid Readiness. Lessons From PPC's Experience

It's 7am on Thursday 3 August 2000 at the offices of PPC ("Pretoria Portland Cement Company Limited").

South Africa Anti-trust

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Andersen in South Africa

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

2023 In Review: Competition Developments In Kenya

2023 was a transformative year for competition law in Kenya, marked by a series of developments across various industries. In January 2023, the Competition Authority of Kenya ("CAK")...

Kenya Anti-trust

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ENS

NERC Market Competition Report 2022: Insights And Expectations

OA

Olaniwun Ajayi

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

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

Competition Tribunal Dismisses LPG Cylinder Exchange Programme Price Fixing Allegation

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

Cartels Laws And Regulations 2023

Nigeria Anti-trust

BI

Banwo & Ighodalo

Competition And Consumer Protection Commission Fines Seven Companies For Cartel Conduct

Zambia Anti-trust

B

Bowmans

Competition Authority Of Kenya Launches Informants Reward Scheme

Kenya Anti-trust

B

Bowmans

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Trade Regulation & Practices

African Jurisdictions Regulating Resale Price Management Clauses

Resale Price Maintenance (RPM) refers to arrangements whereby a supplier, manufacturer, or licensor sets a minimum for, or otherwise restricts the price at which downstream distributors or retailers may resell goods or services.

Worldwide Anti-trust

BF

BREMER LF WLL

Competition Counsel– Opinion No. A/6/25 On The State Of Competition In The Pharmaceutical Distribution Market In Morocco

The Moroccan Competition Counsel (MCC) issued Opinion No. A/6/25 on competition concerns in the pharmaceutical market.

Morocco Anti-trust

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BREMER LF WLL

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

Nigeria Startup Act - Examining The Potentials For Startups In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

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G ELIAS

Mauritian Manufacturing Delegation Enhances Trade Relations In Southern Africa

Worldwide Anti-trust

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AXIS Fiduciary Ltd

A Citizen In The Global Village Of Competition Law

South Africa Anti-trust

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Fasken

Simplification Of Licensing Procedures

Uzbekistan Anti-trust

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Kosta Legal

Regulators Join Forces To Ensure B-BBEE Compliance

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

Long-Awaited B-BBEE Thresholds Published

South Africa Commercial

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ENS

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Latest Videos

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Pop-up Webinar | Revised COMESA Competition Regulations, Now In Force (Video)

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ENS

Where Competition And Employment Law Meet (Video)

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ENS

CGCSA Webinar Part 1 (Video)

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ENS

ENSafrica Webinar | When Data Law And Competition Law Intersect

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ENS

Competition And Dominance Law (Video Content)

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TripleOKLaw

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