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Multi-firm cartels: Collusive tendering in furniture removal markets in SA

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Multi-firm cartels: Collusive tendering in furniture removal markets in SA

Mohlahlego Cornelia Matumba

Firms engaging in a cartel are attempting to increase their joint profits through an agreement to suppress competition among themselves. The harmful effects of cartels are related to the number of firms involved, the size of the affected market, and the durability of the cartel.1 Cartelist often agree on the strategy for pricing, supply to the market or market allocation and they face the critical challenge of coordinating the behaviour of all cartel participants around the agreed strategy. This includes monitoring the behaviour of cartel participants to identify and prevent defections from these collusive strategies and preventing entry or expansion by non-cartel firms.

 

The beer industry in Africa: a case of carving out geographic markets?

The beer industry in Africa: a case of carving out geographic markets?

Lauralyn Kaziboni and Reena Das Nair 

Competition investigations on abuse of dominance by near-monopoly beer producers have typically been limited to national boundaries and within the jurisdiction of single national competition authorities. However, it is increasingly recognised that viewing transgressions as neatly falling within political borders is restrictive, and often misses the ‘bigger picture’ of the firm’s overall strategy and conduct. 

Regional dimensions of competition and trade in sugar and cement

Anthea Paelo

There are important linkages between firm behaviour, competition and  trade  and agricultural policy.  This discussion reviews the main insights from the African Competition Forum studies on the regional cement and sugar industries, pointing out cross-cutting issues in these industries and their effect on competition and regional trade.