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CCA Festive Season Closure Notice 2020/21

The Competition and Consumer Authority will be closed for the Christmas and New Year Holidays from Monday 21 st December 2020, and resume operations on Monday 4 th January 2021 at 8am. Members of the public, including consumers and the business community can access some of the CCA’s services on...

Competition and Consumer Authority Celebrates World Competition Day

Ever since the inception of the Competition and Consumer Authority (formally Competition Authority), the Authority has since 2011 observed December 5 th as World Competition Day (WCD). The Authority participates in these activities not out of tradition but as a reflective gesture to affirm the...

CCA Commemorates World Aids Day 2020 - Message from the CEO

World AIDS Day is an international reminder of the journey we have travelled in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The day is also a continuous call to the world to continue in its efforts against the epidemic. This year, the theme for World AIDS day is: “ Global Solidarity, Resilient Services .” In line...

CCA Approves with Conditions the Acquisition of Parts of The Jet Business by Foschini Botswana

Pursuant to section 53(4)(a)(ii) of the Competition Act 2018 the Competition and Consumer Authority has approved with conditions the acquisition of parts of the Jet business (consisting of certain assets and identified liabilities) conducted by Edcon Limited (“Edcon”), through Jet Supermarkets...

Fleming Capital Securities Proposes a Hostile Takeover of the Entire Issued Share Capital in G4s

Pursuant to section 49 (1) of the Competition Act of 2018, the Competition and Consumer Authority (“the Authority”) has received a merger notification for the proposed acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital in G4S Plc (“G4S”) by Fleming Capital Securities, Inc. (“Fleming...

Oclin Botswana Proposes to Acquire Parts of the Edgars Business Conducted by Edcon Botswana

Pursuant to section 49(1) of the Competition Act of 2018, the Competition and Consumer Authority (“the Authority”) has received a merger notification for the proposed acquisition by Retailability Proprietary Limited (“Retailability”), through Oclin Proprietary Limited (“Oclin Botswana”), of parts...

Liquid Telecommunications Holdings Proposes to Acquire 42.5% Shares from Liquid Telecommunications Botswana Currently Held by BPC

The Competition and Consumer Authority has received a merger notification for the proposed acquisition by Liquid Telecommunications Holdings Limited (“LTH”) of 42.5% issued shares from Liquid Telecommunications Botswana (Pty) Ltd (“LTB”) currently held by Botswana Power Corporation (BPC). The...

Foschini Botswana Proposes to Acquire Parts of The Jet Business

Pursuant to section 49 (1) of the Competition Act of 2018, the Competition and Consumer Authority has received a merger notification involving the acquisition of parts of the Jet business (consisting of certain assets and identified liabilities) conducted by Edcon Limited (“Edcon”), through Jet...

CCA and the Botswana Bureau of Standards to sign MoU

The Competition and Consumer Authority (CCA) and the Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) will on Wednesday 23rd September 2020 sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The CCA is established under Section 4 of the Competition Act No. 4 of 2018 with the principal objective of the prevention of, and...

ICN Annual Conference Starts 14th September

The International Competition Network (ICN) Annual Conference will take place 14th to 17th September 2020. Originally it was planned as an in-person conference in Los Angeles in May, but could not take place due to the corona virus pandemic. This will be the ICN’s first virtual annual conference...

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