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Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry visits the Competition Authority

The new Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry, Honourable Sadique Kebonang, visited the offices of the Competition Authority and Competition Commission today (November 26 th) , and met with staff as part of his consultation and familiarisation tour of Departments and Parastatals under the...

Competition Authority Intervenes to Level the Playing Field

Over the past few months, the Competition Authority (CA) has intervened in a number of cases of anti-competitive conduct. Through the CA’s interventions, the market place in the supply of physiotherapy equipment and electrical hardware has been made more accessible for players that were hitherto...

CA Briefs UB Students on how Competition Benefits the Consumer

Innovative product delivery, quality products, a wider choice and lower prices have been identified as some of the benefits of competition to the consumer. In a lecture to University of Botswana students on November 7th, the Director of Communications and Advocacy, Mr. Gideon Nkala, said...

CA Rejects Choppies Buying Group Exemption Application

At its Exemptions Review Committee Meeting held on 16 th September 2014, the Competition Authority determined to reject the application for an exemption from the provisions of the Competition Act by Choppies Distribution Centre (Pty) Ltd, Payless Supermarket (Pty) Ltd and Woodblock (Pty) Ltd. This...

BNP Paribas and Atlas Mara Acquisitions Approved

The Competition Authority has unconditionally authorised the proposed acquisition of 50% of the issued share capital in RCS Investment Holdings Limited by BNP Paribas Personal Finance S. A., as well as the proposed acquisition of 100% control In African Banking Corporation Holdings Limited By Atlas...

Parastatals Trained to Detect and Prevent Bid-rigging

Parastatals officers involved in public procurement have been trained to detect and prevent bid rigging in tenders. The training took place at a training workshop for parastatals organised by the Competition Authority this week. Giving the keynote address at the workshop the Executive Director of...

Competition Authority Scoops most media visible parastatal award

The Competition Authority has scooped the Most Media Visible Parastatal Award at the annual Ministry of Trade and Industry Awards. This was one of two awards for parastatals at the MTI Awards which were held on 5th June at the Gaborone International Convention Centre. The Citizen Entrepreneurial...

Market Study Reveals Competition Concerns in Botswana's Poultry Industry

The findings of three regional market studies were recently presented by the African Competition Forum (ACF) at the annual meeting of the International Competition Network (ICN) in Marrakesh, Morocco. The market studies were in the Cement, Sugar and Poultry Sectors, and were conducted under the...

CA Attends Kgatleng District Open and Market Day in Ramotlabaki

The Competition Authority graced the Kgatleng District Open and Market Day which was held in Ramotlabaki village and used the day as an opportunity to educate the locals about its mandate. The event was held at the Ramotlabaki Kgotla on May 28th. When welcoming the guests, the chief of the village...

The Competition Authority and the NBFIRA pave way for cooperation

The Competition Authority continues to forge bilateral cooperation with sector regulators in an effort to create a culture of competition and compliance with Botswana’s competition law and policy. On December 6th, 2012, the CA met with the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (...

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