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Competition Tribunal (South Africa)
The Competition Tribunal (CompTrib) is a court of first instance concerning competition-related matters in South Africa. It is an independent adjudicative body with cross-disciplinary expertise in law and economics. Its function is to hear and decide competition cases. Whereas the Competition Commission is the investigative and enforcement authority, the Tribunal adjudicates on matters referred to it by the Commission. Appeals or reviews against the Tribunal are heard by the Competition Appeal Court. Competition Tribunal members, on recommendation by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, are appointed by the President of South Africa. History The Competition Tribunal was established with the passing of the Competition Act (No. 89 of 1998) along with two other statutory bodies, the Competition Commission and the Competition Appeal Court. Mandate The Competition Tribunal is established in terms of the Competition Act and has jurisdiction in the Republic of Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Competition Act, 1998
Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, individuals, economic and social groups, etc. The rivalry can be over attainment of any exclusive goal, including Recognition (sociology), recognition: Competition occurs in nature, between living organisms which co-exist in the same natural environment, environment. Animals compete over water supplies, food, mates, and other resource (biology), biological resources. Humans usually Survival of the fittest, compete for food and mates, though when these needs are met deep rivalries often arise over the pursuit of wealth, power, prestige, and celebrity, fame when in a static, repetitive, or unchanging environment. Competition is a major tenet of market economy, market economies and business, often associated with business competition as companies a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Competition Appeal Court
The Competition Appeal Court is a specialist Courts of South Africa, South African court that hears appeals from the Competition Tribunal (South Africa), Competition Tribunal. The court was established by the Competition Act 89 of 1998, Competition Act 89, 1998 and has national jurisdiction in matters of South African competition law. Judges of the Competition Appeal Court are judges of the High Court of South Africa and are appointed by the President of South Africa on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission (South Africa), Judicial Service Commission. Status and composition The Competition Appeal Court was established as a court of record by Section 36 of the Competition Act, which gives it a "status similar to that of a High Court". It is sometimes considered to be a special division of the High Court. The bench is appointed for a fixed term by the President of South Africa on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission. At least three members must be judges of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Trade, Industry And Competition
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (also known as the dtic; before June 2019 the Department of Trade and Industry or the dti) is the government department, department of the Government of South Africa, South African government with responsibility for commercial policy and industrial policy. The dti and its subsidiary agencies are involved in promoting economic development, Black Economic Empowerment, implementing commercial law (including companies law and intellectual property law), promoting and regulating international trade, and consumer protection. The political head of the department is the Minister of Trade and Industry (South Africa), Minister of Trade and Industry, who is assisted by a Deputy Minister. , the minister is Rob Davies (South African minister), Rob Davies and the deputy minister is Mzwandile Masina. The executive head of the department is the Director-General of Trade and Industry; as of 21 April 2011 this is Lionel October. In the 2010 national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunnyside, Pretoria
Sunnyside is one of the oldest suburbs of the city of Pretoria, South Africa. The well-established area is situated east of Nelson Mandela drive (and the Apies River), adjacent to Pretoria Central. Development Sunnyside of the late 19th and early 20th century was a suburb of houses and mansions. Esselen street was named after Ewald Auguste Esselen, the State Attorney of the South African Republic from 1894 to 1895. Since 2012 the street has been renamed to Robert Sobukwe Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe (5 December 1924 – 27 February 1978) was a prominent South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and founding member of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), serving as the first president of the organization. Sobukwe w ... street. The character of the suburb changed with the influx of mainly Afrikaners to Pretoria during the middle to late 20th century, when blocks of high-rise flats transformed the western section. The one time house of the writer and poet Jan F. E. Celliers how ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Court Of First Instance
A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law. In both common law and civil law legal systems, courts are the central means for dispute resolution, and it is generally understood that all people have an ability to bring their claims before a court. Similarly, the rights of those accused of a crime include the right to present a defense before a court. The system of courts that interprets and applies the law is collectively known as the judiciary. The place where a court sits is known as a venue. The room where court proceedings occur is known as a courtroom, and the building as a courthouse; court facilities range from simple and very small facilities in rural communities to large complex facilities in urban communities. The practical authority given to the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Competition Law
Competition law is the field of law that promotes or seeks to maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies. Competition law is implemented through public and private enforcement. It is also known as antitrust law (or just antitrust), anti-monopoly law, and trade practices law. The history of competition law reaches back to the Roman Empire. The business practices of market traders, guilds and governments have always been subject to scrutiny, and sometimes severe sanctions. Since the 20th century, competition law has become global. The two largest and most influential systems of competition regulation are United States antitrust law and European Union competition law. National and regional competition authorities across the world have formed international support and enforcement networks. Modern competition law has historically evolved on a national level to promote and maintain fair competition in markets principally within the territorial boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Competition Commission (South Africa)
The Competition Commission (CompCom) is a South African government agency and the country's anti-trust regulator. It has the power to block mergers and other transactions that would reduce competition. History In 2021, it blocked a proposed acquisition of Burger King South Africa over a lack of Black ownership. References External links See also Competition Tribunal (South Africa) The Competition Tribunal (CompTrib) is a court of first instance concerning competition-related matters in South Africa. It is an independent adjudicative body with cross-disciplinary expertise in law and economics. Its function is to hear and ... Government agencies of South Africa Competition regulators {{SouthAfrica-gov-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Rand
The South African rand, or simply the rand, ( sign: R; code: ZAR) is the official currency of the Southern African Common Monetary Area: South Africa, Namibia (alongside the Namibian dollar), Lesotho (alongside the Lesotho loti) and Eswatini (alongside the Swazi lilangeni). It is subdivided into 100 cents (sign: "c"). The South African rand is legal tender in the Common Monetary Area member states of Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini, with these three countries also having their own national currency (the dollar, the loti and the lilangeni respectively) pegged with the rand at parity and still widely accepted as substitutes. The rand was also legal tender in Botswana until 1976, when the pula replaced the rand at par. Etymology The rand takes its name from the Witwatersrand ("white waters' ridge" in English, ''rand'' being the Dutch and Afrikaans word for 'ridge'), the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found. In Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Lewis (South African Lawyer)
David or Dave Lewis may refer to: Academics * A. David Lewis (born 1977), American comic writer and scholar of religion and literature *David Lewis (academic) (born 1960), English scholar of development *David Lewis (lawyer) ( – 1584), Welsh civil lawyer and first Principal of Jesus College, Oxford *David Lewis (philosopher) (1941–2001), American philosopher *David Lewis (psychologist) (born 1942), English neuropsychologist *David A. Lewis, American psychiatrist and neuroscientist *David C. Lewis (physician), addictions treatment and drug policy expert * David Levering Lewis (born 1936), American historian and biographer *David Malcolm Lewis (1928–1994), English ancient historian *David W. Lewis (1815–1885), American agriculturalist and Confederate Georgian politician Actors and film producers * David Lewis (American actor) (1916–2000), American actor * David Lewis (Canadian actor) (born 1976), Canadian actor *David Lewis (producer) (1903–1987), American film produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Manoim
Norman Michael Manoim (born 24 February 1958) is a South African judge who is currently serving as the Judge President of the Competition Appeal Court. He is also a judge of the Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa. Before he was appointed to the bench in 2021, he was the chairperson of the Competition Tribunal for two terms between 2009 and 2019. During apartheid, from 1984 to 1998, Manoim was a practising attorney in Johannesburg, focusing on human rights law and labour law. He joined the Competition Tribunal when it was established in August 1999 and remained a full-time member for two decades thereafter, as chairperson from August 2009 onwards. President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed him as a judge of the Gauteng High Court in July 2021 and as a puisne judge of the Competition Appeal Court in January 2022. He was named to a five-year term as the appellate's Judge President in December 2022. Early life and education Manoim was born on 24 February 1958. After high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mondo Mazwai
Mondo Mazwai is a South African legal practitioner. She is the first woman and black African to chair South Africa’s Competition Tribunal, a body set up under the Competition Act to adjudicate cases referred to it by the Competition Commission. On August 1, 2019, She was appointed into office by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Education She acquired a degree in Law from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and a B.Juris from the University of the Western Cape The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is a public research university in Bellville, near Cape Town, South Africa. The university was established in 1959 by the South African government as a university for Coloured people only. Other un .... Career She began her career at Cheadle Thompson and Haysom Attorneys where she worked as a candidate attorney, professional assistant and associate partner. In 1999, she joined the Competition Commission first as an investigator in the mergers and acquisitions division and then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marumo Moerane
Marumo (written: 丸茂 or 丸毛) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese synchronized swimmer *, Japanese baseball player *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
