Authorities

Competition Commission (South Africa)

South Africa’s competition authority.

Overview

The Commission investigates anti-competitive conduct, reviews mergers and refers cases to the Competition Tribunal.

Its powers include supervising and examining the organisations it oversees and investigating and imposing penalties.

In South Africa it works at national level.

Check the official sources below for legal scope, applicable dates and exceptions. This entry is an explanatory reference, not legal advice.

Why it matters

Its examinations and expectations often decide outcomes more than the text of the law.

Who it affects

Organisations in competition in South Africa.

Where it sits

Ten linked steps connect where you operate to the proof that you complied.

  1. 01Jurisdiction
  2. 02Industry
  3. 03Activity
  4. 04Authority
  5. 05Regulation
  6. 06Requirement
  7. 07Guidance
  8. 08Control
  9. 09Evidence
  10. 10Enforcement

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What to do about it

  1. 1Confirm whether Competition Commission (South Africa) has power over you, and through which licence, registration, membership or activity.
  2. 2Follow its rules, guidance and enforcement publications as they are issued.
  3. 3Map each obligation it creates to a control with a named owner.
  4. 4Keep examination-ready evidence for its highest-risk obligations.
In Regulation Layer

From requirement to evidence.

Regulation Layer tracks its publications in the change feed, maps its obligations to your controls, and links its enforcement actions to the obligations they cite.

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