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Under a new block exemption, entities can co-ordinate on repair, maintenance and upgrading
12 May 2025 – 06:11
by Kabelo Khumalo
Trade, industry & competition minister Parks Tau has relaxed competition rules for SA’s port and rail network sector as part of government-wide efforts to get the country’s underfunded and underperforming logistics sorted out.
Tau issued in a government notice a block exemption for the rail and ports industry from sections of the Competition Act that prohibit agreements between competitors that prevent or lessen competition. Under the exemption, set to be in place for at least 15 years, entities can co-ordinate on the repair, maintenance and upgrading of port infrastructure, including joint funding of these projects…
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