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Woolworths set to acquire 100% of convenience food supplier in2food

Retailers

Woolworths set to acquire 100% of convenience food supplier in2food

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Nicholas De Decker – Associate at Lawtons Africa

Competition Law

Are your algorithms secretly colluding? The hidden risks of digital price signalling

Nicholas De Decker 16 Feb 2026

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Competition Law

SA merger filing thresholds set for major overhaul: What businesses need to know

Avias Ngwenya 12 Feb 2026

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Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Bowmans' team: Regulatory developments in fintech, TMT sectors help steer Africa's investment future

Ashleigh Hale, Kate Beretta and John Paul Ongeso 5 Feb 2026

Tiisetso Masimula, director, Transcend Capital

Management & Leadership

SA competition authorities' role in promoting employee ownership

Tiisetso Masimula 6 Nov 2025

Pepkor completes R1.7bn acquisition of Retailability brands

Retail

Pepkor completes R1.7bn acquisition of Retailability brands

4 Nov 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

Majority approval for Curro buyout offer

3 Nov 2025

High food prices in east and southern Africa: Four steps to boost production and make markets work better

Agriculture

High food prices in east and southern Africa: Four steps to boost production and make markets work better

Grace Nsomba and Simon Roberts 20 Oct 2025

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Competition Law

Competition Appeal Court revokes Lewis' right to intervene in Pepkor-Shoprite merger

Richard James Bryce and Vega De Vries 17 Oct 2025

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Competition Law

CompComm block exemptions: Is cartel conduct on exports now acceptable? Not exactly...

14 Oct 2025

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Competition Law

New merger regulations by EACCA to change East African transactional landscape

Joyce Karanja and Nazeera Mia 1 Sep 2025

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Competition Law

Critics vs competition authorities: Why some mergers take longer to approve

Anthony Norton 10 Jul 2025

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Competition Law

Reviewing recent updates in Africa's competition and merger regulations

Richard Bryce and Nazeera Mia 29 May 2025

Vodacom pursuing joint fibre ventures in Africa broadband push

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom pursuing joint fibre ventures in Africa broadband push

20 May 2025

Tiger Brands to sell canned fruit business Langeberg and Ashton Foods for R1

Sales

Tiger Brands to sell canned fruit business Langeberg and Ashton Foods for R1

16 May 2025

Alchemy Law partner Morné van der Merwe

Mining

#MiningIndaba: White paper explores whether Mining Charter is ESG change agent or stumbling block

4 Feb 2025

Source: © Momentum Momentum Group Limited will acquire 100% of The Bidvest Group Limited share in FinGlobal Migration Proprietary Limited

Markets & Investment

Momentum acquires 100% of Bidvest share in FinGlobal to build financial emigration capabilities

18 Dec 2024

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Competition Law

No stitches for snitches: Role of leniency in dismantling cartels

Nicholas De Decker 18 Oct 2024

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Competition Law

Ecowas launches regional competition authority to streamline cross-border mergers

Tamara Dini, Richard Bryce, and Nazeera Mia 3 Oct 2024

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Competition Law

How will the new competition laws impact business?

Mark Garden, Clare-Alice Vertue & Annerita Maritz 5 Jul 2024

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Competition Law

Unpacking the revised Public Interest Guidelines

Mark Garden, Dudu Mogapi and Monde Mbali 27 Mar 2024

“The Mining Charter's potential as an instrument to guide ESG and growth is undeniable, but it needs recalibration and effort,” says Alchemy Law partner Morné van der Merwe

Mining

South Africa’s Mining Charter must strike balance in its ESG alignment

2 Feb 2024

Source: © 123rf The Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) has been launched by the Competition Commission (Commission)

Online Media

Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) into media content distribution launches

18 Oct 2023

Food inflation remains at nearly twice the inflation rate - Competition Commission

FMCG

Food inflation remains at nearly twice the inflation rate - Competition Commission

14 Sep 2023

Source: Heineken Heineken beverages South Africa has unveiled an employee share ownership plan.

ESG

Heineken SA unveils employee share ownership plan

31 Jul 2023

Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem

Food Security

Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem

Simon Roberts and Ntombifuthi Tshabalala 26 Jul 2023

Big tech and journalism: Principles for fair compensation

Media

Big tech and journalism: Principles for fair compensation

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 25 Jul 2023

Engie, Meridiam to acquire 100% of BTE Renewables

Markets & Investment

Engie, Meridiam to acquire 100% of BTE Renewables

21 Jun 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

#AfricaMonth: 11 reasons to celebrate Africa's bright future

Baker McKenzie Africa Team 24 May 2023

RCL Foods to sell Vector Logistics business for R1.25bn

Supply Chain

RCL Foods to sell Vector Logistics business for R1.25bn

29 Mar 2023

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Competition Law

Corruseal-Neopak merger denied: When proposed remedies aren't enough

Angelo Tzarevski 3 Mar 2023

Strategic transaction between Capital Legacy and Sanlam Limited announced

Law of Succession

Strategic transaction between Capital Legacy and Sanlam Limited announced

Issued by Capital Legacy 6 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Anton Gildenhuys, chief executive officer of SA Retail Affluent at Sanlam.

Financial Services

Capital Legacy gears up to acquire full ownership of Sanlam Trust for R390m

6 Feb 2023

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Trends

#BizTrends2023: Beefing up competition law

Lerisha Naidu, Angelo Tzarevski and Sphesihle Nxumalo 19 Jan 2023

Source ©Blue Route Mall The Street Fever store in the Blue Route Mall in the Western Cape

Retailers

TFG's Sneaker Factory grows footwear footprint buying Street Fever

21 Dec 2022

Health & Beauty

Clicks to acquire Sorbet beauty franchise for R105m

24 Nov 2022

Oceana sells CCS business to focus on core fishing operations

Fishing

Oceana sells CCS business to focus on core fishing operations

6 Oct 2022

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Competition Law

SA Comp Commission, Egyptian Competition Authority sign MoU to increase collaboration

1 Sep 2022

Source: Twitter. African Bank CEO Kennedy Bungane announces on radio African Bank's 100% acquisition of Grindrod Bank.

Banking

Grindrod Bank bought out

27 May 2022

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Legal

'Africa Rising' - law and investment quotes in celebration of Africa Day

25 May 2022

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Competition Law

Rapid development of competition law across Africa

Lerisha Naidu, Angelo Tzarevski, Sphesihle Nxumalo and Zareenah Rasool 11 May 2022

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Retailers

Takeover to give Long4Life major jump in earnings

22 Apr 2022

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Competition Law

Pricing of essential food items remains key focus for authorities

Lerisha Naidu, Sphesihle Nxumalo and Jarryd Hartley 8 Apr 2022

Comair back in the skies after suspension lifted

Travel

Comair back in the skies after suspension lifted

Nqobile Dludla 17 Mar 2022

TFG to buy Coricraft and Volpes owner in R2.35bn deal

Retailers

TFG to buy Coricraft and Volpes owner in R2.35bn deal

7 Mar 2022

#BizTrends2022: Key legal trends in Africa - Part 3

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Key legal trends in Africa - Part 3

Darryl Bernstein, Johan Botes, Kieran Whyte and Lerisha Naidu 31 Jan 2022

Adapt IT acquired by Volaris Group, delists from JSE

Software

Adapt IT acquired by Volaris Group, delists from JSE

4 Jan 2022

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Competition Law

Competition authorities confirm consent agreement on school uniform procurement

3 Dec 2021

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Competition Law

Competition policy enforcement is increasing across Africa

Angelo Tzarevski and Zareenah Rasool 19 Oct 2021

Competition in Africa's digital economy

Competition Law

Competition in Africa's digital economy

Lerisha Naidu and Angelo Tzarevski 30 Jul 2021