The Competition Commission South Africa
Mmapula Ramfolo is currently the Head of Department at The Competition Commission South Africa. Mmapula previously worked as the Head of EHS, Security, Facilities, and Fleet at GSK from 2021 to 2022. Before that, they served as the Managing Director of MMMR Trading and Supplies from 2019 to 2021. From 2017 to 2019, they held the position of Head of Security, HSE, and Facilities Management at Bayer (Southern Africa), reporting to the Group Corporate Services Head in Germany. Prior to that, they worked at the Public Investment Corporation as a Senior Manager for SHE and Security, where they later became the National SHE Manager, responsible for the development, implementation, and management of SHE and Security systems. Mmapula began their career at Metrorail, where they worked as a SHE Coordinator and later as Train Control.
Mmapula Ramfolo, a Non-Executive Director, has a diverse education history. From 2013 to 2015, they pursued a Bachelor's Degree in B. Iuris Occupational Risk Law at the University of the Free State. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Safety management from UNISA from 2011 to 2012. From 2009 to 2011, they studied Safety Management at the University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika, earning a National Diploma.
In their earlier years, from 2001 to 2003, Ramfolo attended the University of Pretoria, where they pursued a BCom degree in Financial Accounting. Furthermore, from 1998 to 2000, they completed their high school education at Holy Trinity High. Unfortunately, no specific degree or field of study is mentioned for this period.
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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.