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Competition Commission finds Roche overpriced breast cancer treatment
The Competition Commission has its sights set on Swiss company, Roche, for overpriced breast cancer treatment. It says the company…
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Discovery, Virgin Active & Planet Fitness accused of unfair business practice
The Body Action Gym has approached the Competition Commission to investigate what it claims to be the unfair business practice…
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Competition Commission warns over school uniform prices
The Competition Commission has asked schools and parents to report suppliers who appear to unfairly price school uniforms. Schools are…
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SA COVID-19: Rapid Antigen test price reduced
South Africa’s three largest private pathology groups have agreed to a further price reduction of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen tests. Pathcare,…
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Competition Commission: Cost reduction of COVID-19 PCR tests a major victory
The Competition Commission said an agreement with three major private labs to reduce the cost of COVID-19 PCR tests is…
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Competition Commission announces deal to lower price of Covid PCR test to R500
South Africans will start paying less for the Covid-19 PCR test after the Competition Commission reached an agreement with two…
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SA media owners to challenge Google and Meta at Competition Commission
South African media owners have joined forces to challenge Google and Meta to be compensated for their content used on…
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COVID-19: Competition Commission’s work made an impact during pandemic
A study conducted by the Competition Commission revealed that its work had a significant impact during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially…
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Competition Commission recommends uniform regulations for e-hailing services & metered taxis
The Competition Commission has recommended that the regulatory framework for e-hailing and metered taxis should be uniform to create an…
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Competition Commission finds SA’s public transport system lacks integration
The Competition Commission has found a lack of integration and high inequality within South Africa’s public transport system. Commissioner Tembinkosi…
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Competition Commission: 2 companies overcharged SAPS by R40 million for sanitiser
The Competition Commission said that two companies partnered to overcharge the police by over R40 million when supplying it with…
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Minister Mbalula says taxi industry might be subsidised by April 2021
Having launched the taxi lekgotla public disclosure platform in August, Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula announced that government were in…
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Competition tribunal dismisses cartel case against Irvin & Johnson
Processed frozen food manufacturer Irvin & Johnson (I&J) has come out victorious in a case where they were accused of…
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Food prices will fall as country’s economy recovers from COVID-19 – Competition Commission
The Competition Commission says it expects food prices to fall and has vowed to monitor retailers to make sure savings…
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Covid-19 Updates
Two companies reported to the Competition Commission for almost 2000 per cent price hike on masks
Two companies have been referred to the Competition Tribunal for increasing prices for certain masks by almost 2,000 per cent.…
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Business and Technology
Commission vows to prosecute if data prices not cut
The Competition Commission is adamant it will go ahead with prosecutions if Vodacom and MTN do not slash data prices.…
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