The Competition Commission South Africa
Betty Mkatshwa is a highly experienced legal professional specializing in competition law, currently serving as Senior Legal Counsel at The Competition Commission South Africa since October 2021, where responsibilities include competition law litigation and preparing complaint referrals to the Competition Tribunal. Previously, Betty worked as a Senior Analyst in the Advocacy Division of the Commission, supervising investigations of prohibited practice complaints. Additional experience includes serving as a Consultant at Gilbert + Tobin, an Associate in Competition/Antitrust at Webber Wentzel, and a Candidate Attorney at ENSafrica. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Laws with Distinction from the University of the Witwatersrand, an LLM in Competition Law with Distinction from Queen Mary University of London, and ongoing studies for an MBA specializing in Law from the University of London.
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The Competition Commission South Africa
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The Competition Commission has a range of functions in terms of Section 21 of the Competition Act. These include investigating anti-competitive conduct in contravention of the Chapter 2 of the Act; assessing the impact of mergers and acquisitions on competition and taking appropriate action; monitoring competition levels and market transparency in the economy; identifying impediments to competition and playing an advocacy role in addressing these impediments. Anti-competitive conduct, whether through price-fixing, information exchange or the abuse of a dominant position, has adverse effects on both consumers and the economy. Consumers are deprived of low prices and product choice. The overall economic effect would be a slow or negative economic growth rate, as companies become lazy to compete and innovate. The Commission balances issues related to consumer welfare with the broader social and economic goals outlined in the Competition Act, such as employment, international competitiveness, efficiency and technology gains, as well as the ability of small and medium sized businesses and firms owned or controlled by historically disadvantaged persons to compete. In order to ensure the consistent application of the Act across sectors, the Commission may negotiate agreements with other regulatory authorities, participate in their proceedings and advise, or receive advice from, any regulatory authority. The Commission is independent but its decisions may be appealed to the Competition Tribunal and the Competition Appeal Court. Commissioner, Tembinkosi Bonakele, is the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission and is responsible for the general administration of the Commission and for carrying out any function assigned to it in terms of the Competition Act. The two Acting Deputy Commissioners, Hardin Ratshisusu and Oliver Josie, assist the Commissioner in carrying out the functions of the Commission.