SA Legal Academy News

Keeping you up to date with the latest legal and governmental sectors news.

Newsletter Sign Up

Trade, Industry & Competition News

SCRAP METAL EXPORTS: PRICE PREFERENCE SY...

The ferrous and non-ferrous waste and scrap export control guidelines are being reviewed with the ai...


Read More

COPYRIGHT AMENDMENT BILL: UNCERTAINTY AB...

The September 2022 Constitutional Court deadline for remedying defects in the Copyright Act looms la...


Read More

COMPETITION ACT: MORE TIME TO COMMENT ON...

The deadline input on draft vertical restraints regulations under the Competition Act, 1998, has bee...


Read More

SCRAP METAL: INPUT SOUGHT ON REVISED DRA...

The November 2023 draft regulations on scrap metal dealings under the Second-hand Goods Act have bee...


Read More

TRADE, INDUSTRY & COMPETITION TO PRIORIT...

Sector-specific masterplan implementation, re-industrialisation and economic transformation have bee...


Read More

COMPETITION ACT: DRAFT GUIDELINES ON IND...

Input is sought on draft guidelines intended to assist merger parties when structuring and notifying...


Read More

AUTOMOTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME: LEGISL...

The automotive production and development programme’s second phase legislative framework is being am...


Read More

COMPETITION ACT: BLANKET EXEMPTION PROPO...

Port and rail sector industries could soon benefit from a block exemption enabling collaborative act...


Read More

FRESH PRODUCE MARKET INQUIRY: PROVISIONA...

Shortcomings in municipal fresh produce markets nationwide lie at the heart of several key provision...


Read More

COMPETITION ACT: INPUT SOUGHT ON DRAFT V...

Draft regulations under the Competition Act's section 5 on restrictive vertical practices have been...


Read More

SMALL BUSINESSES: BLOCK EXEMPTION FROM C...

A recently gazetted block exemption under the Competition Act will enable qualifying small and mediu...


Read More

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY SECTOR MASTER PLAN LA...

A master plan for the medical technology sector has been launched with the intention of improving in...


Read More

INDUSTRIAL POLICY AND STRATEGY REVIEW PU...

A recently published review of sixth administration industrial policy includes fifteen ‘anchor inter...


Read More

AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET INDUSTRY: INPUT S...

The Competition Commission has extended the deadline for input on proposed amendments to guidelines...


Read More

CHICKEN IMPORTS: ITAC RECOMMENDS CONTINU...

Trade, Industry & Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel has approved an International Trade Administrat...


Read More

POLYMER MARKET: INPUT SOUGHT ON DRAFT TE...

Draft terms of reference have been gazetted in anticipation of a Competition Commission inquiry into...


Read More

MERGER CONTROL AND NOTIFICATIONS: COMPET...

Two sets of guidelines have been gazetted under the Competition Act. One deals with merger control i...


Read More

POULTRY MARKET INQUIRY: INPUT SOUGHT ON...

The Competition Commission intends conducting an inquiry into the entire poultry market value chain...


Read More

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AMENDMENT ACT...

Contrary to a claims in a recent Business Day opinion piece, the Intellectual Property Laws Amendmen...


Read More

COMPETITION ACT: MERGER NOTIFICATIONS FO...

Input is sought on draft guidelines intended to assist potential merger parties in a hostile transac...


Read More

SOUTH AFRICA’S AGOA ELIGIBILITY CONFIRME...

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has published a list confirming that South Afri...


Read More

COMPETITION ACT: DRAFT REGULATIONS OUT F...

Input is sought on draft regulations setting out the process for requesting a non-binding advisory o...


Read More

MEDIA AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS MARKET INQUI...

The Competition Commission has called for input on a further statement of issues to be explored duri...


Read More

ELECTRIC VEHICLES WHITE PAPER: STILL NEI...

The Electric Vehicles White Paper released on 4 December 2023 at a press briefing has neither been g...


Read More

SCRAP METAL EXPORTS AND PREFERENTIAL PRI...

Temporary control measures intended to curb copper and ferrous metal theft are likely to be extended...


Read More

AGOA: CLARITY NEEDED ON SOUTH AFRICA’s E...

The Department of Trade, Industry & Competition has issued a media statement making no reference to...


Read More

MEDIA AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS MARKET INQUI...

A statement of issues to be explored during the Competition Commission’s media and digital platforms...


Read More

MERGER CONTROLS: COMPETITION COMMISSION...

The Competition Commission is in the process of amending its merger control public interest guidelin...


Read More

MEDIA AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS MARKET INQUI...

The terms of reference for a Competition Commission inquiry into the media and digital platforms mar...


Read More

ESSENTIAL FOOD PRICING: COMPETITION COMM...

The Competition Commission’s has published its latest essential food pricing monitoring report, whic...


Read More

COMPANIES ACT: TWO AMENDMENT BILLS ABOUT...

Explanatory summaries have been gazetted for two Bills proposing amendments to the Companies Act and...


Read More

FROZEN BONE-IN CHICKEN IMPORTS: ANTI-DUM...

The Department of Trade, Industry & Competition has announced the imminent introduction of anti-dump...


Read More

SCRAP METAL: PREFERENTIAL ACCESS, PRICIN...

The Department of Trade, Industry & Competition’s scrap metal preferential pricing and export contro...


Read More

ONLINE INTERMEDIATION PLATFORMS: MARKET...

The Competition Commission has published a final report on its online intermediation platforms marke...


Read More

INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE CONTROL MEASURES T...

The Department of Trade, Industry & Competition has called for input on proposals intended to close...


Read More

COMPANIES AMENDMENT BILL APPROVED FOR TA...

Cabinet has approved the Companies Amendment Bill for tabling in Parliament, possibly paving the way...


Read More

ONLINE INTERMEDIATION PLATFORM MARKET IN...

The Competition Commission has been granted until 31 July 2023 to complete its market inquiry into o...


Read More

SCRAP METAL: 2013 POLICY DIRECTIVE TO BE...

The Department of Trade, Industry & Competition is considering extending a 2013 policy directive on...


Read More

SCRAP METAL EXPORT BAN UPDATE

The ban on exporting certain types of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap and waste metal has been extende...


Read More

COMPANIES AMENDMENT BILL UPDATE

A Companies Amendment Bill dealing with the ‘disclosure of wage differentials’ will be submitted to...


Read More

COMPETITION ACT: NEW REGULATIONS REFLECT...

New Competition Act regulations have been gazetted to provide for Tribunal rules on market inquiry a...


Read More

ENERGY CRISIS: MORE INTERVENTIONS ANNOUN...

The Department of Trade, Industry & Competition has announced several measures intended to ease elec...


Read More

COMPANIES ACT: AMENDMENTS TO ANTI-MONEY...

The Companies Act regulations have been aligned with General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering & Combating...


Read More

ONLINE INTERMEDIATION PLATFORM MARKET IN...

The Competition Commission now has until 30 June 2023 to complete and report on its online intermedi...


Read More

SCRAP METAL: TEMPORARY EXPORT BAN, PREFE...

Input is sought on the possible extension of a temporary ban on scrap metal exports and the temporar...


Read More

STEEL MARKET INQUIRY TERMS OF REFERENCE...

The Department of Trade, Industry & Competition has called for input on draft terms of reference for...


Read More

FRESH PRODUCE MARKET INQUIRY TO BEGIN NE...

The Competition Commission's fresh produce market inquiry will begin on 31 March 2023.


Read More

COMPANIES ACT: INPUT SOUGHT ON PROPOSED...

Draft amendments to the Companies Act regulations have been gazetted for comment.


Read More

COMPETITION ACT: DRAFT REGULATIONS GAZET...

Draft regulations under the Competition Act have been gazetted for comment.


Read More

COMPETITION COMMISSION INFORMATION EXCHA...

The Competition Commission has gazetted guidelines on the exchange of competitively sensitive inform...


Read More

ONLINE INTERMEDIATION PLATFORM INQUIRY:...

The panel responsible for a Competition Commission online intermediation platform market inquiry has...


Read More

ONLINE INTERMEDIATION PLATFORM MARKET IN...

A new deadline has been set for the release of a report on the Competition Commission's online inter...


Read More

FRESH PRODUCE MARKET INQUIRY TO BEGIN SO...

The terms of reference have been gazetted for an imminent Competition Commission inquiry into the fr...


Read More

SCRAP METAL EXPORTS & PREFERENTIAL PRICI...

SCRAP METAL EXPORTS & PREFERENTIAL PRICING


Read More

COPYRIGHT & PERFORMERS' PROTECTION AMEND...

COPYRIGHT & PERFORMERS' PROTECTION AMENDMENT BILLS OUT FOR COMMENT


Read More

DTIC REQUESTS RE-SEND OF DRAFT B-BBEE LE...

DTIC REQUESTS RE-SEND OF DRAFT B-BBEE LEGAL SECTOR CODE SUBMISSIONS


Read More

B-BBEE legal sector code of good practic...

B-BBEE legal sector code of good practice


Read More

Companies Amendment Bill to be tabled in...

The Companies Amendment Bill could be tabled in Parliament this year.


Read More
Need Help ?

Explore Smarty