South Africa: Cartels, Monopolies

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...

With competition authorities worldwide scrutinising the labour market, non-compete and no-poaching agreements between employers and employees may be regarded as anti-competitive...

South Africa's Competition Tribunal has dismissed a complaint referred by the Competition Commission against Totalgaz Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd, Oryx Oil South Africa...

If airlines are to survive the impact of the escalating oil price, and the global slowdown in economic activity, then they must become more efficient and increase their load factors, while maintaining their revenues per seat.

The South African antitrust authorities kept their promise to combat cartel activity in 2007. A number of cases involving price fixing and market division in key sectors of the South African economy were referred by the Competition Commission to the Competition Tribunal for adjudication.

Dominant firms are prohibited by the Competition Act 1998 from charging excessive prices to the detriment of consumers. Why only dominant firms? The presumption is that a small firm will lose its customers to its competitors if it charges excessive prices.