Recent revelations and back-tracking by SAA about subsidising Mango underscores the findings in a study just completed by the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development (CCRED) at the University of Johannesburg.
ANC in drive to erase anti-competitive practices
In a review paper, the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development notes that while competition policy has been successful in some areas, the competition authorities’ record in dealing with entry barriers constructed by incumbent firms to prevent or retard entry has been "mixed at best".