Overview of key developments brought by the Competition Act Pt I

End benefit: Most competition laws are designed to ultimately favour consumers  PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
End benefit: Most competition laws are designed to ultimately favour consumers PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Compared to other leading jurisdictions like the US, Europe, South Africa and Australia, Botswana’s competition law is at its infant stage.

Unlike these jurisdictions whose competition law has been in operation for many years, Botswana’s first legal framework of competition law started with the national competition policy of July 2005.

This policy, amongst other things, sets out the goals of competition law in Botswana. These goals include enhancing economic efficiency, promotion of consumer welfare, supporting economic growth and diversification, preventing and redressing anticompetitive practices, which harm consumers and competition between enterprises.

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