https://legal.excellentwiki.com/south-africa/antitrust-law/Recent content in Antitrust Law on ExcellentWiki - Legal EncyclopediaHugoen-USTue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://legal.excellentwiki.com/south-africa/antitrust-law/south-africa-antitrust-law/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://legal.excellentwiki.com/south-africa/antitrust-law/south-africa-antitrust-law/<h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>South African competition law, governed primarily by the Competition Act 89 of 1998, provides a comprehensive framework for regulating restrictive practices, abuse of dominance, and mergers. The Act establishes three specialised institutions: the Competition Commission, the Competition Tribunal, and the Competition Appeal Court. The law aims to promote and maintain competition in the South African economy while addressing historical economic concentration.</p> <h2 id="the-competition-act-1998">The Competition Act 1998</h2> <p>The Competition Act applies to all economic activity within South Africa, with limited exceptions for collective bargaining and certain professional activities. The Act has several key objectives: promoting efficiency, adaptability and development of the economy; providing consumers with competitive prices and product choices; promoting employment and social welfare; expanding opportunities for South African participation in world markets; ensuring that small and medium-sized enterprises have equitable participation; and promoting a greater spread of ownership.</p>