QUARTERLY COMPETITION CASE UPDATE
The pdf copy of the CCRED Quarterly Competition Review June 2016 Issue is available here.
REVIEW OF COMESA MERGER AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
MARIA NKHONJERA AND TATENDA ZENGENI Since opening its doors in January 2013 the COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) has seen growth in the number of its merger cases. This growth followed a number of challenges initially faced with the interpretation of certain provisions of the Act, jurisdiction and high filing fees.1 To date a number of […]
PROSPECTS FOR THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY COMPETITION AUTHORITY
SHINGIE CHISORO DUBE AND ANTHEA PAELO In 2015, the East African Community Council of Ministers adopted the East African Community Competition (Amendment) bill which provided for the establishment of the East African Community (EAC) Competition Authority (EACCA).1 The competition authority has jurisdiction over all five member states of the EAC; Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: SADC COMPETITION AUTHORITIES SIGN MOU FOR COOPERATION ON COMPETITION ISSUES
THANDO VILAKAZI In May 2016, representatives of the competition authorities from nine Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states met in Gaborone, Botswana to sign a Memo-randum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on competition matters. The MoU deals with cooperation between authorities on competition law enforcement and policy, which is the first such agreement […]