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The Competition Authority has entered into mutual settlement agreements with BOMAID and AON Holdings

This is after BOMAID and AON Holdings respectively filed notices of appeal to the competition Commission against the determination of the Authority in mergers notifications they filed. AON Holdings and BOMAID were both aggrieved by the determination of the Authority. The Authority had in December...

Competition Authority hosts Seconds National Stakeholders Conference

The Competition Authority and the Competition Commission held the second National Stakeholders Conference in Gaborone on March 15th at the Gaborone e International Convention Centre. The Conference held under the theme, ‘Towards a Culture of Fair Competition’ was an effort by the two bodies to...

The Competition Commission can now adjudicate over cases

The public and the business community are informed that the Competition Commission can now sit to determine cases brought before it. This follows the publication of the Rules for the Conduct of Proceedings of the Competition Commission in the Government Gazette. The Rules set out the procedures to...

The Competition Authority meets Bank of Botswana

The Competition Authority and Bank of Botswana Management met on March 7th 2013 for purposes of making presentations to each other about their respective mandates. This meeting was essential as it is a precursor to the negotiations of the M emorandum of Understanding that both agencies will enter...

Competition Authority turns two

The Competition Authority (CA) will this Thursday (April 18, 2013) be celebrating its second year anniversary. It was on this day two years ago that the founding Chief Executive Officer of the Competition Authority, Mr Thula Kaira, reported for duty as the first and the only employee of the...

Competition Authority receives Choppies/Supersave/Megasave Merger Notification

The Competition Authority has received a merger notification between Choppies Enterprises Limited [Choppies], Supasave (Pty) Ltd and Megasave (Pty) Ltd. The proposed merger is in terms of Choppies acquiring all issued shares of Supasave and Megasave. Choppies is a service provider of fast moving...

Competition Authority at the BOCCIM Northern Trade Fair

In an effort to spread the message of Fair Competition, the Competition Authority participated at the Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) Northern Trade Fair which was held if Francistown from May 29 th to June 1 st 2013. The theme for the Fair was “Unlocking...

CA Wellness Day

The Competition Authority Staff Wellness Day was held on Friday 2nd of August 2013, at Cresta Lodge. The theme for the day was “A well and sound mind at work.” On the Day, different service providers were brought in to educate staff on different aspects of staff wellness, work-life balance and...

Anti-Corruption Commission of Zambia visits CA

On Thursday June 6 th 2013, the Competition Authority hosted a delegation of five from the Zambia Anti-corruption Commission who had come to Botswana on a benchmarking visit. The delegation was led by Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Ms Inonge kalimukwa. The delegation was interested in...

CA Hosts Media Workshop on Competition Law and policy

The Competition Authority in collaboration with the Press Council of Botswana hosted a Media Workshop on Competition Law and Policy at the Mokolodi Conference Centre on July 31st 2013.The Workshop was attended by over 20 participants fr om different media houses and Competition Authority staff. The...

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