The Competition Commission (Commission) welcomes the decision of the Competition Tribunal on 19 August 2020, that confirms as an order a settlement agreement between the...Medico-Legal
Dis-Chem has withdrawn its appeal at the Competition Appeal Court after being found guilty of excessive mask pricing. Business Day reports the Competition Commission...Medico-Legal
Dis-Chem is appealing its excessive-pricing conviction and its R1.2m fine by the Competition Tribunal, arguing that it does not have dominance in the face masks retail...Medico-Legal
The Competition Tribunal has found a Pretoria-based company guilty of hiking the prices of face masks. Babelegi Workwear and Industrial Supplies CC was fined R76,000,...Medico-Legal
A Cape Town chemical company has been reported to the Competition Tribunal for excessive pricing on hand sanitiser during the COVID-19 disaster, reports TimesLIVE. The...Medico-Legal
“Outrage is not a legal test,” argued lawyers defending Dis-Chem and another firm from charges of excessive pricing, reports Business Day. The Competition...South Africa
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has reported that the number of COVID-19 infections in the country had increased by almost a hundred, to 1,845. Deaths increased...Coronavirus Watch
The government has moved to give the health sector greater flexibility in dealing with South Africa’s COVID-19 epidemic, exempting it from aspects of the Competition...Board of Healthcare Funders Conference
The Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) is reviewing the rules governing the contracts between medical professionals, in the wake of criticism that its current...
August 22nd, 2018The preliminary findings of the inquiry into South Africa’s private health care sector shows worrying trends, writes Phumudzo S Munyai, associate professor at the...
