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Competition Authority and Competition Commission bid Thula Kaira Farewell

The Competition Authority and Competition Commission bid farewell to the founding Chief Executive Officer of the Competition Authority last night (21 st April 2016) at a ceremony held at Masa Square Hotel. Speakers at the ceremony who included the Honourable Assistant Minister of Investment Trade...

Tebelelo Pule Appointed Acting CEO of the Competition Authority

The Minister of Investment Trade and Industry has appointed Ms. Tebelelo Pule as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Competition Authority. Ms. Pule, who has been the Authority’s Director of Corporate Services, takes the baton from Mr. Thula Kaira with effect from 18 th April 2016. Ms. Pule...

Competition Authority Celebrates Fifth Anniversary

The CEO of the Competition Authority, Mr. Thula Kaira, has said the most important thing that has been done for the consumer is to set up the Authority which has the power to investigate and prosecute anti-competitive cases. Kaira was speaking this morning at a press briefing at the CA offices on...

Competition Authority Turns Five

The CEO of the Competition Authority, Mr. Thula Kaira, will hold a press briefing on Friday 15th April on the occasion of the Authority's fifth year anniversary at the CA Boardroom. The Briefing starts at 10am at the CA Boardroom and members of the press are all invited to this special occasion...

Public hearing on the proposed acquisition of SABMiller by AB InBev

Pursuant to section 58(1) of the Competition Act (Cap 46:09), the Competition Authority invites members of the public to a hearing in relation to the proposed acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital in SABMiller by AB InBev. The hearing will be held at the Competition...

Big and Small Competition Agencies Share Experiences at Agency Effectiveness Workshop in Gaborone, Botswana

Competition bodies and international agencies from more than 25 countries descended in Gaborone from March 10 th to 11 th for the International Competition Network (ICN) Agency Effectiveness Working Group Workshop which was hosted by Botswana’s Competition Authority. More than 120 participants...

CA Hosts 2016 ICN Agency Effectiveness Workshop

The Competition Authority will on Thursday and Friday (March 9 th and 10 th ) host the International Competition Network (ICN) Agency Effectiveness Workshop at Phakalane Golf Estates Hotel Resort which would see up to 60 international delegates descend in Gaborone to attend the huge competition...

Botswana to host ICN Agency Effectiveness Workshop

The International Competition Network (ICN) Steering Committee, in conjunction with the Agency Effectiveness Working Group (AWEG), the African Competition Forum (ACF), and the Competition Authority will hold an Agency Effectiveness Workshop in Gaborone, Botswana from 10 th to 11th March 2016. The...

Competition Authority approves KFC And BIHL acquisitions

Callus (Pty) Ltd has been instructed to ensure that there are no job losses as a result of its acquisition of KFC franchise restaurants in Botswana. This was one of the conditions set by the Authority in its decision on10 th December 2015 in respect of the proposed acquisition of KFC franchise...

Competition Authority Festive Season Closure 2015/16

The Competition Authority will close for the Christmas and New Year Holidays on Friday 18th December 2015, which will be the last working day for the year. The office will reopen on Monday 4th January 2016. We wish all our valued Stakeholders happy and safe holidays!

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