Home » Latest » Excessive Pricing

Tag: Excessive Pricing

Commission engages stakeholders on the exchange of competitively sensitive information

The Competition Commission (Commission) hosted a hybrid workshop for trade associations, business stakeholders, and sector regulators in Fourways, Johannesburg to raise awareness of the permissible...

by Competition Commission South Africa

Commission signs consent agreement with Unilever

The Competition Commission (Commission) has reached a settlement agreement with Unilever South Africa (Pty) Ltd (Unilever). The agreement settles a possible market division case against...

by Competition Commission South Africa

Commission prosecutes sasol gas for excessive pricing of natural gas

The Competition Commission (Commission) has on Monday 10 July 2023 referred a complaint against Sasol Gas (Pty) Ltd (Sasol Gas) for excessive pricing of natural...

by Competition Commission South Africa

SAPS face masks supplier, Tsutsumani fined R3.4 million for price gouging

The Competition Commission welcomes the decision by the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal), handed down on Thursday 28 April 2022, in which it found the South African...

by Competition Commission South Africa

The impact of the Competition Amendment Act on the mining sector

On 12 July 2019, certain provisions of the Competition Amendment Act 18 of 2018 (“Amendment Act”) came into effect. This article deals with specific noteworthy amendments which impact the mining industry. 1. New definitions and industry specific criteria for …

Provided By Eversheds Sutherland

by Tanya Pollak and Yashika Rowjee

International pharmaceutical companies investigated for cancer medicine prices

The Commission has initiated separate investigations against three global pharmaceutical companies operating in South Africa, for their suspected excessive pricing of cancer medicines. The companies are...

by Competition Commission South Africa