Competition Commission Summary The Free Market Foundation is of the view that the draft Public Interest Guidelines for Merger Control undermines the constitutional imperative of
Martin van Staden appeared on the Centre for Risk Analysis on 1 November to discuss harmful state price controls.
Martin van Staden appeared on Pretoria FM to discuss harmful interference by the Competition Commission in commercial mergers.
Zakhele Mthembu, FMF Legal Researcher, was featured in Daily Investor on the harmful interference by the Competition Commission in the commercial operations of Takealot and other online intermediary platforms.
Zakhele Mthembu, FMF Legal Researcher, appeared on eNCA to discuss harmful interference by the Competition Commission in the commercial operations of Takealot and other online intermediary platforms.
The existing ideological opposition to the transfer of monopoly government industries and services to private ownership is most unfortunate. If the process does not occur, or is delayed, South African consumers will be the poorer.
Under free competition, with more operators than in most countries, free-to-choose consumers, not organs of state, should decide if we are over- or under-served.
The key message of this study is that regulatory failure and political ideology have deprived South African consumers of better coverage, higher efficiency and lower prices.
The key message of this study is that regulatory failure and political ideology have deprived South African consumers of better data coverage and lower prices.
