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The public and the business community are informed that the Competition Commission can now sit to determine cases brought before it. This follows the publication of the Rules for the Conduct of Proceedings of the Competition Commission in the Government Gazette. The Rules set out the procedures to…
The Competition Authority and Bank of Botswana Management met on March 7th 2013 for purposes of making presentations to each other about their respective mandates. This meeting was essential as it is a precursor to the negotiations of the Memorandum of Understanding that both agencies will enter…
The Competition Authority (CA) will this Thursday (April 18, 2013) be celebrating its second year anniversary. It was on this day two years ago that the founding Chief Executive Officer of the Competition Authority, Mr Thula Kaira, reported for duty as the first and the only employee of the…
The Competition Authority has received a merger notification between Choppies Enterprises Limited [Choppies], Supasave (Pty) Ltd and Megasave (Pty) Ltd.
The proposed merger is in terms of Choppies acquiring all issued shares of Supasave and Megasave. Choppies is a service provider of fast moving…
In an effort to spread the message of Fair Competition, the Competition Authority participated at the Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) Northern Trade Fair which was held if Francistown from May 29th to June 1st 2013.
The theme for the Fair was “Unlocking…
