Farisai Chin'anga

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EXCLUSIONARY ABUSE IN THE ROOIBOS LIMITED CASE

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EXCLUSIONARY ABUSE IN THE ROOIBOS LIMITED CASE

The local rooibos market in South Africa comprises 8 large processing firms which account for approximately 90% of the market, with Rooibos Limited controlling 60% of the market. Similar to other processing firms, Rooibos Limited purchases large quantities of tea from commercial farmers and processes it into bulk tea which is subsequently sold to packaging firms to pack into finished products. A case against Rooibos Limited has recently been referred to the Competition Tribunal alleging exclusionary abuse of dominance in contravention of section 8(d)(i) of the Competition Act.

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Key Issues in Developing Cosmetics, Soaps, and Detergents Value Chains - South Africa and Zambia

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Key Issues in Developing Cosmetics, Soaps, and Detergents Value Chains - South Africa and Zambia

Firm competitiveness can be understood as the ability to provide products and services at least as efficiently and effectively as competitors. At the industry level, international competitiveness is the ability of domestic firms to achieve sustained success against foreign competitors such as in terms of unit labour costs and relative productivity. Competitiveness is critical if a country’s firms are to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the regional and international economy. Furthermore, it can stimulate industrialisation and economic growth which subsequently promotes job creation, higher productivity and innovation.

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Data must fall: Evidence from MTN SA, Nigeria and Ghana

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Data must fall: Evidence from MTN SA, Nigeria and Ghana

South Africa has high data prices compared to other countries globally. The parliamentary portfolio committee on telecommunications and postal services conducted a two day hearing in September (2016) to investigate the high data prices in South Africa. In these hearings the South African mobile network operators (MNOs) submitted that the primary reason for high data costs was the “spectrum crunch” in large urban areas.