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Africa’s evolving merger-control ecosystem can serve as a driver for intra-African trade

Mergers without borders are emerging, led by changes to African nations’ laws and regional bodies

The continent’s regional regulators are building frameworks to simplify cross-border compliance and national authorities are adapting laws to support these ambitions

Big spenders: Vodacom says it will invest R800 million in its network in KwaZulu-Natal, including rolling out full fibre broadband, expanding its coverage in deep rural areas. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

‘Two-player fibre industry is not good for competition’

Experts say a Vodacom-Maziv marriage would make the entity dominant in the market

Gasant Orrie, Cape managing partner and director of corporate and commercial practice at
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. (Photo: Jasper Coetzee)

Despite M&A uptick, many investors still on the fence

How land reform will be achieved in South Africa continues to limit near-term investment

Mergers and acquisitions are directly affected by business confidence, which is influenced by, among many other things, who is the president of the country

Mergers and acquisitions in a tough economic time

Often, owners of struggling businesses agree gladly to being bought out

Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan says that discussions regarding the merger of three government airlines will continue this week with other relevant ministers.

SA airlines already working together amid merger talks — Gordhan

South Africa has been abuzz with the potential consequences of merging Mango Airlines with SA Express and South African Airways

A signs rotates between pictures of presidential candidates Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary, former Congolese interior minister (L) and Martin Fayulu, Congolese joint opposition. (Crispin Kyala/Reuters)

Bottling merger worries smaller beverage firms

Smaller firms are concerned that SABMiller’s merger with a Coca-Cola division to form CCBSA may freeze them out of shelf space at retailers.

The outcome of the ANC’s long-awaited KwaZulu-Natal conference was a win for the Thuma Mina crowd. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Surge in mergers and acquisitions proves Africa’s allure

The past decade has been a period of unprecedented growth for Africa.

PwC announces conditional merger with consultancy group

PricewaterhouseCoopers has announced that it has signed a conditional merger with corporate consultancy group Booz & Co.

Big growth spurt in Africa deals

Latest figures show investors are positive about doing business on the continent.

Ministers clear the air on Medunsa

The ministers of health and higher education held a press briefing on Thursday to explain remarks by Julius Malema regarding Medunsa.

Bharti, MTN call off tie-up talks

Bharti Airtel said late on Wednesday it and MTN had called off tie-up talks because the SA government would not accept the deal in its current form.

Govt has reservations over possible Anglo merger

The government seems set to oppose a possible merger between mining giants Anglo American and Xstrata, it emerged on Tuesday.

Competition Tribunal approves Aquarius Platinum merger

The Competition Tribunal on Wednesday said it had approved the merger of Aquarius Platinum, Rustenburg Platinum Mines and First Platinum.

Vodacom and Vodafone merger gets nod

The Competition Tribunal on Wednesday unconditionally approved the merger between cellphone companies Vodacom and Vodafone.

Commission approves Vodafone-Vodacom merger

The Competition Commission has recommended the approval of the proposed large merger between Vodafone and Vodacom, it said on Monday.

Merger, pay gripes see Tshwane University grind to a halt

Merger assimilated a mish-mash of student cultures, staff work ethics, academic standards and disparate infrastructure.

Tribunal gives green light to MTN deal

The Competition Tribunal on Thursday unconditionally approved cellphone operator MTN’s acquisition of a 69,4% stake in Verizon SA.

MTN ‘confident’ merger won’t smother competition

Cellphone operator MTN said on Thursday that its acquisition of Verizon SA won’t thwart competition.

Altech withdraws intervention in MTN-Verizon merger

Altech Technologies, which was granted the right to intervene in the MTN and Verizon merger hearings, has withdrawn its intervention in the matter.

The rapid response to change

Roy du Pré argues that universities of technology have the flexibility to meet the changing demands of industry .