Competition Tribunal of South Africa

The Tribunal promotes competition for the benefit of consumers - and regulates mergers and prohibited practices

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𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗸𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗵𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆

The Tribunal is today hearing an interim relief application brought by Openserve (Pty) Ltd and Telkom SA SOC Ltd against Saldanha Bay Municipality.

Openserve is a wholly owned subsidiary of Telkom. It builds, owns, operates and maintains physical infrastructure required to provide licenced electronic communications network services.

The application for interim relief concerns access to telecommunications infrastructure in the Saldanha Bay municipal area which includes Vredenburg, Saldanha Bay, Langebaan, St Helena Bay, Paternoster, Hopefield and Jacobs Bay. Openserve and Telkom argue that they are seeking interim relief to prevent imminent, serious and irreparable harm to affected customers and to the competitive process in the Saldanha Bay municipal area, pending the outcome of their complaint to the Competition Commission.

They allege that the Municipality is refusing to allow them to access, maintain, upgrade and/or extend their existing physical telecommunications infrastructure in the municipal area. They argue that this is anti-competitive and unjustified, and contravenes sections 8(1)(b), 8(1)(d)(ii) and 8(1)(c) of the Competition Act. In particular, Openserve and Telkom allege that the Municipality is refusing to give a competitor access to an essential facility when it is economically feasible to do so; refusing to supply scarce products or services to a competitor and/or customer when supplying those products or services is economically feasible; and/or engaging in the exclusionary act of preventing Openserve from participating and competing effectively in the fixed network operator market in the Saldanha Bay municipal area.

They further allege that the Municipality is pursuing a strategy to create and entrench a monopoly for Zoom Fibre (Pty) Ltd (“Zoom”) in the fixed network operator market within the Saldanha Bay municipal area, noting that the Municipality has appointed Zoom as its fibre partner through Amoeba Mobile Solutions (Pty) Ltd.

Pending the final determination of their complaint, or for a period of six months (whichever occurs first), Openserve and Telkom seek an interim order from the Tribunal:
- interdicting the Municipality from preventing them from accessing, maintaining, replacing, upgrading and/or extending their physical telecommunications infrastructure within the municipal area; and
- requiring the Municipality to immediately grant and issue wayleaves for four applications. (A wayleave is a legal agreement or permit that allows a third party - such as a utility company, council or telecommunications provider - to access, install and maintain infrastructure on or under public or private land).

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🔔Competition Tribunal Internship Programme🔔

Join our Case Management team and explore an exciting career in competition law. Build your expertise while working on matters that shape competitive markets.

The Competition Tribunal is offering 12 months paid full-time internship, to a student currently enrolled for his/her Masters in Economics. Read more here:

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It’s day 2 of the 20th Annual Competition Law, Economics & Policy Conference in Johannesburg. The theme for this year’s conference is: “Competition Policy for Structural Transformation: Building Inclusive, Resilient and Competitive African Markets”.

📺Watch the live broadcasts of the Academic Sessions here:

Academic Session 1A - Agency Effectiveness and Regulatory Reforms
https://t.co/uG3JedCkxC

Academic Session 1B - Competition Issues in various markets
https://t.co/JUJOY9B68M

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20th Annual Competition Law, Economics & Policy Conference - Plenary session 2: “Pro-competitive regulatory reform and the ease of doing business”

🔗 Watch the live broadcast here: https://t.co/IpPjRMwRiS

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20th Annual Competition Law, Economics & Policy Conference - Plenary Session 1 “Competition Law and Industrial Policy”.
Watch the live broadcast here: https://t.co/cAc1OOg0bO

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The 20th Annual Competition Law, Economics & Policy Conference is underway in Johannesburg.
The theme for this year’s conference is: Competition Policy for Structural Transformation: Building Inclusive, Resilient and Competitive African Markets

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The Competition Tribunal invites applications from suitably qualified persons to serve as the Chairperson of the Tribunal’s IT Steering Committee (one post). The closing date for applications is 11 September 2026.

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🔔 Merger Alert 🔔
Competition Tribunal approves Resilient Properties’ acquisition of Mams Mall. Read more here: https://t.co/ltsvKS63Sp

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🔔 Merger Alert 🔔
Competition Tribunal approves Benus takeover of Forever Resorts SA. Read more here: https://t.co/ltsvKS63Sp

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🔔 Case Alert 🔔
Competition Tribunal dismisses cartel case alleging collusive tendering between Fraser Alexander and Paragon Tailings: https://t.co/KJUzITr9Ls

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🔔 Merger Alert 🔔
Life Healthcare to take ownership of Life Bedford Gardens Hospital and adjacent medical offices following Competition Tribunal approval. Read more here: https://t.co/ISAAOVgEQD

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🔔Merger Alert🔔
Competition Tribunal clears two-part transaction involving luxury hotels and apartments. Read more here: https://t.co/wW3dIsqU4K

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The Competition Tribunal is today hearing a proposed merger in which Harith Aviation (Pty) Ltd intends to acquire Safair Holdings (Pty) Ltd.

In addition to hearing oral submissions from the Commission and the merger parties, the Tribunal will hear oral submissions from CemAir and the South African Cabin Crew Alliance (“SACCA”), one of two unions representing Safair Holdings’ employees.

The Competition Commission, which investigates and assesses large mergers before referring them to the Tribunal for a final decision, has recommended that the transaction be approved, subject to conditions aimed at addressing post-merger information exchange and access concerns.

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🔔 Hearing Alert 🔔
Competition Tribunal to hear proposed Harith Aviation / Safair Holdings merger

The Tribunal will on Monday, 17 August 2026, hear a proposed merger in which Harith Aviation (Pty) Ltd intends to acquire Safair Holdings (Pty) Ltd.

The Competition Commission, which investigates and assesses large mergers before referring them to the Tribunal for a final decision, has recommended that the transaction be approved, subject to conditions aimed at addressing post-merger information exchange and access concerns.

The hearing is expected to draw participation from a number of interested parties. In addition to hearing oral submissions from the Commission and the merger parties, the Tribunal will hear oral submissions from CemAir and the South African Cabin Crew Alliance (“SACCA”), one of two unions representing Safair Holdings’ employees.

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🔔 Hearing Alert 🔔

The Competition Tribunal will on Friday, 14 August 2026, hear an application for interim relief brought by Zaza Gas (Pty) Ltd. The respondents are Air Products South Africa (Pty) Ltd (“APSA”); Weldamax, trading as Unique Welding & Alloys (Pty) Ltd (“Weldamax”); and Remgro Limited. The hearing will be conducted virtually.

The matter arises from allegations by Zaza Gas of a contravention of the Competition Act through conduct involving customer allocation and foreclosure, in contravention of sections 4(1)(a), 4(1)(b)(ii) and 5(1) of the Act.

Zaza Gas seeks an order directing APSA to temporarily reinstate it as an authorised distributor of packaged industrial gases, pending the final determination of its self-referred complaint.

APSA opposes the interim relief application and maintains that the complaint is without merit.

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The Competition Tribunal is today hearing a proposed merger involving the Coca-Cola bottling business in Africa, as Coca-Cola HBC AG and Coca-Cola HBC Holdings B.V. seek approval to acquire sole control of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (Pty) Ltd (“CCBA”).

The Competition Commission, which investigates and assesses large mergers before referring them to the Tribunal for a final decision, has recommended that the transaction be approved, subject to conditions aimed at addressing a range of public interest considerations.

The hearing has drawn participation from a number of interested parties. In addition to hearing oral submissions from the Commission and the merger parties, the Tribunal is hearing submissions from the National Union of Food, Beverage, Wine, Spirit and Allied Workers, which represents CCBA employees; and several former Amalgamated Beverage Industries (“ABI”) employees who later became owner-drivers under the company's Owner-Driver Scheme. These third parties are participating in the proceedings with regards to public interest issues.

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The Competition Tribunal is this afternoon hearing a proposed merger involving two of the world’s largest health and wellness companies, Kimberly-Clark Corporation and Kenvue Inc. The proposed merger is an international transaction.

The Tribunal is hearing oral submissions from the Competition Commission and the merger parties. The Commission (which investigates and assesses large mergers before referring them to the Tribunal for a decision) has recommended that the Tribunal approve the merger, subject to conditions relating to employment; small, medium and micro enterprises (“SMMEs”); and historically disadvantaged persons (“HDPs”).