The efficiency and affordability of transportation, particularly in the road freight sector, is a key enabler in achieving broader industrial policy, trade and regional integration goals in the SADC region. Competition, market structure and arrangements between firms in the road freight sector...

This working paper forms part of South Africa's contributions to the BRICS Joint Working Group on Food and Agro-processing's overarching report on ‘The Global Food Value Chain and Competition Law and Policy in BRICS countries'. Constituted by the competition authorities of the BRICS countries,...

This working paper forms part of South Africa's contributions to the BRICS Joint Working Group on Food and Agro-processing's overarching report on ‘The Global Food Value Chain and Competition Law and Policy in BRICS countries'. Constituted by the competition authorities of the BRICS countries,...

The uncovering of several cartels and exclusionary practices by the Commission in the food and agro-processing sector has shown that the liberalization of the sector in 1996 did not necessarily increase competition and bring the benefits to consumers envisaged at the time. This paper draws on...

Economic regulation, including competition policy, is not an end in itself but a means to an end, and must ultimately have a positive impact on the economy as a whole. However, this positive impact needs to be broad-based or inclusive, particularly in the context of South Africa given its legacy...

Located within a broader project on barriers to entry undertaken for National Treasury, this case study explores the typical challenges faced by new entrants in the supermarket industry in South Africa. It draws insights from the experiences of Fruit and Veg City Ltd. and Choppies Enterprises...

Zambia has experienced very good GDP growth rates in the last decade, above the SSA average. Growth remains largely based on copper exports, and on the high copper price that prevailed until 2013. The country has not yet achieved structural transformation of its domestic economy, in particular...

Competition requires rivals. While this rivalry may come from imports, the development of local capabilities and productive capacity, including by black industrialists in the South African context, implies understanding barriers to entry for local producers. Barriers to entry are also critical...

Supermarkets are a key route to market for suppliers of food and household consumable products in South Africa. The growth, performance and strategies of the retail industry driven by JSE-listed supermarket chains therefore has important implications for suppliers and, in turn, for the...

This paper examines the barriers to entry and expansion of competitor airlines in South Africa. The exit of 1Time from the market as well as the experience of FlySafair, a recent entrant, are used to draw lessons about competitive conditions and constraints that new airlines face in the market....