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The Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Competition Authority represented Botswana at the 12th Session of the Inter-govermental Group of Experts (IGE) on Competition Law and Policy in Geneva from July 9th to 11th.
Addressing the session, the Deputy Director in the Department of Trade and…
For some time, Botswana has not had a dedicated competition law regime and competition in certain sectors has been governed only by industry-specific legislation, such as the Industrial Development Act, the Trade and Liquor Act, the Consumer Protection Act and the Companies Act.
In 2009 the…
The Competition Authority has in its first year of operation strived to guard against complacency and mediocrity even though competition law is new to Botswana. This was said by the Chief Executive Officer Mr Thula Kaira at a news conference on Tuesday 24th April 2012 to mark the Authority’s first…
The Competition Commission and the Competition Authority in Botswana joined the competition family to commemorate the UN Set of Principles and Rules on Competition. Under Resolution 35/63 on 5 December 1980, the UN General Assembly adopted The Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and…
The Competition Authority has entered into mutual settlement agreements with BOMAID and AON Holdings
This is after BOMAID and AON Holdings respectively filed notices of appeal to the competition Commission against the determination of the Authority in mergers notifications they filed. AON Holdings and BOMAID were both aggrieved by the determination of the Authority.
The Authority had in December…
