RAIN BRINGS HOPE IN THE MOBILE TELECOMS SECTOR
JASON BELL AND TEBOHO BOSIU There have been widespread calls for data costs in South Africa to be reduced in recent years. In 2018, the entry of a new competitor, Rain, shows how increased competition in South Africa’s telecommunications industry can reduce data costs and increase innovation. Since 2013, the price of a 1GB data […]
REGULATING PIPED-GAS: SASOL’S PRICING AND THE IMPACT ON LARGE INDUSTRIAL USERS
MARIA NKHONJERA The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in May 2018 made a decision to have the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (NERSA) methodology for regulating piped-gas prices reviewed. The natural gas market has seen rapid expansion over recent years, growing as an alternative source of energy in South Africa and the southern […]
FIT-FOR-PURPOSE COMPETITION LAWS: AMENDMENTS OF COMPETITION LAWS IN BOTSWANA, SOUTH AFRICA, TANZANIA AND ZIMBABWE
SHINGIE CHISORO AND NAMHLA LANDANI In the past year, various countries in SADC have considered amendments to their competition laws. Botswana, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe have amended or are proposing amendments to their competition laws in order to make the legislations more applicable to their economic and social contexts. These developments are consistent […]