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South African Brick Manufacturers Charged with Price fixing

Six South African brick manufacturers have been charged with price fixing and division of markets. The Competition Commission of South Africa said the charges follow an investigation it launched in April against Corobrik, Era Bricks, Eston Brick, De Hoop Brickfields, Clay Industry CC and Kopano...

Competition Authority President’s Day Holidays Closure

Due to the President's Day holidays the Competition Authority is closed for business from 12.30 hrs today (14 th July 2017). The Authority will reopen for business on Wednesday 19th July at 8am. We wish all our valued stakeholders a happy and safe long weekend!

Experts Meeting in Geneva to Discuss Competition and Consumer Protection

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is this week (July 3 -7 2017) hosting the 2nd Session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy, and the 16th Session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy in...

Competition Authority and the Botswana Unified Revenue Service Enhance Cooperation Through MoU

The Competition Authority and the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which cements their relationship and formalises cooperation in fulfilling their respective mandates. Speaking at the signing ceremony on 28 th June 2017, the leaders of the two...

Competition Authority and the Botswana Unified Revenue Service to Sign MoU

The Competition Authority and the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) will on 28th June 2017 sign a memorandum of understanding, (MoU). The two institutions which pursue different mandates saw the need to cooperate in order to efficiently execute their respective mandates. BURS has been...

African Competition Forum Releases Book on Competition in Africa

The nature of competitive rivalry, and the power and interests of large firms and their owners, is at the heart of how countries develop. Large firms shape the economy as these firms can make the investments required in productive capacity, provide the upstream inputs and services required by...

ICN Conference Concludes in Porto

The ICN conference ended in Porto, Portugal on 12th May 2017 with a call for strengthened cooperation among the competition agencies and jurisdictions. Speaking at the closing ceremony, the President of the ICN Steering Group, Mr. Andreas Mundt, said the ICN requires engagement and passion which...

Botswana Shares its Experiences with the Global Competition Community

Delegates from the global competition community continued discussions on 11th May 2017 in Porto, Portugal on day two of the International Competition Network (ICN) annual conference. Topics tackled included advocacy strategies to preserve open and competititve markets, strategic thinking in...

ICN Annual Conference in Porto, Portugal

The annual conference of the International Competition Network (ICN) is underway in Porto, Portugal. The three day conference brings together at least 600 delegates from more than 130 competition agencies around the world to dialogue on competition law and policy. The agencies and international...

The University of Chicago Worries about a Lack of Competition

One sign that monopolies are a problem in America is that the University of Chicago has just held a summit on the threat that they may pose to the world’s biggest economy. In the 1970s economists from the “Chicago school” argued that big firms were not a threat to growth and prosperity. Their views...

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