CCA registers its first merger rejections
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Breaking down numbers: Dladla
The authority is mandated to regulate all merger and acquisition activities taking place in Botswana, a responsibility that ensures that markets remain competitive and no firm assumes monopoly or undue market dominance in any sector.
On Tuesday, the CCA’s director of Mergers and Monopolies, Nomathemba Dladla revealed that the authority has turned down mergers that could have harmed local industry.
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