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South African Competition Law Updates

  1. Block Exemption Regulation for small, micro and medium-sized businesses published by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition
  2. Competition Appeal Court paves the way for the Commission to pursue its investigation into Sasol Gas for excessive pricing of piped gas
  3. Constitutional Court rules in favour of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, overturning the judgement of the Competition Appeal Court on merger specificity
  4. Draft Block Exemption Regulations for Ports and Rail published by the Minister of Trade, Industry Competition
  5. Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition publishes Draft Vertical Restraints Regulations, 2024 for public comment
  6. President assents to Economic Regulation of Transport Act, 2024 with significant implications for competition in the Transport sector

African Competition Law Updates

(Regional Developments)

  1. ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority to conduct Digital Markets study in collaboration with member states

African Competition Law Updates

(National Developments)

  1. Botswana Court of Appeal upholds finding of the High Court, rules that BOMAID is subject to regulation under the Competition Act, 2018
  2. Competition Authority of Kenya publishes Draft Competition Amendment Bill for public comment
  3. Egyptian Competition Authority issues its first Vertical Restraints Decision
  4. Competition and Fair Trading Act, 2024 introduces significant changes to Malawi's Competition Law Regime
  5. Morocco's Competition Authority initiates probes into the market for sardine and drinks sold at cafes
  6. Nigerian Competition Watchdog fines Meta Platforms $220 for competition and data protection violations

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