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South Africa’s competition law has special conditions for company mergers: do they benefit society or hinder business?

By Anton van Wyk, Senior Lecturer in Economics, North-West University
Anmar Pretorius, Professor of Economics, North-West University
Derick Blaauw, School of Economic Sciences, North-West University

South Africa’s use of competition law to achieve socio-economic objectives is justified, but its implementation lacks coherence and adds undue costs for companies.

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