COMPETITION ACT SECTION 30

ΪΪ „‡•– –‹‡ ˆ‘” ’Žƒ–‹‰ ΪǦ •‘—–‹–”ƒ‡„…Ž‘‡–‹‡ˆ†‘‡”†’Žˆƒ‘”–’‹Žƒ‰–‹‰

KEY:

–Šƒ– Ž‘…ƒŽ ˆƒ”Ǧ ‡–Š”‡• Šƒ˜–‹‡‘„‡™‡‹–Šƒ „Ž‡‡‡–ˆ‘ˆ‘•”—“•–—ƒ‹‹–‡ ONSIDERING

•‘‡–‹‡ •‹…‡ –Š‡ „ƒ ‘ˆ „‡‡ˆ ‹’‘”–• ‹ –Š‡ …‘—–”› †—‡ –‘ ˆ‘‘– ƒ† ‘—–Š †‹•‡ƒ•‡ ‹ ‡‹‰Š„‘—”‹‰ …‘—–”‹‡• ’”‘˜‡• –Šƒ– –Š‡ …‘—–”› …ƒ „‡ ƒ„Ž‡ –‘ •‡ŽˆǦ•—•–ƒ‹Ǥ Š‡ƒ‘Ž™–Š‡›˜‡…”‘ǡ …Š’ƒ‡ŽŽ–‡‹–‹‰‘‡• ‹•—…–Š‡ƒ•„—‡‡Ǧˆ ’”‘†—…–‹‘ ˜ƒŽ—‡ …Šƒ‹ ƒ”‡ ƒ –Š”‡ƒ– –‘ –Šƒ– •‡…—”‹–›Ǥ

ƒ„ƒ—™”‹Š‹‰…Š–Š™‡ƒ„•‡Š‡‡ˆ Ž’†”ƒ‘–†—…’–‹‹•‘‹ ƒ”†Ǧǡ

•™ƒ–‹‹ ‘’‡–‹–‹‘ ‘‹••‹‘ ȋ Ȍ ”‡’”‡•‡–‡† „› ‡””‡…‡

ƒ„ƒ•‘ ƒ† ‡™‹• ƒ”š Šƒ† ‹–‡”Ǧ ‡•–‹š‹‰–‰Š‹‰ƒ•”–‘—•’Šƒ’””‡‹…‘‡•’™”‹…Š‹‡‰Ǥ ‹– …‘‡• –‘ …ƒ––Ž‡ •ƒŽ‡• ƒ† ‡ƒ– ’ƒ…Ǧ ƒ‰‡• †‹•…‘—”ƒ‰‡• …‘’‡–‹–‹‘ ‹ –Š‡ ‹Šƒ†˜—‡•ƒ–”–›‡Ǥ†‡ƒ”š…›•ƒ–‘‹††ǣ ‹Dz…–ƒ–”‡’‡””‹•…‡•‘–™‘ „—›‡”•Ǥ  –Š‡ •‘…‹ƒŽ ‰”‘—’•ǡ –Š‡› ‡…‘—”ƒ‰‡ ‡ƒ…Š ‘–Š‡” –‘ •‡ŽŽ ˆ‘” –Š‡ –•Šƒƒ–‡”‡’…”‡‹…–‡ŽǤ›dzǡ ˆƒ‡”‰ƒ‡˜”‡• Š–Šƒ‡† ‡šƒ†‡’ƒŽ‡ ƒ‰‹Ž”‘‡‰‡”ƒ‡–‡–‘ˆ ”„ƒ‡‹‡•ˆ‡–‘–Š‡͸’Ͳ”Ǥ ‹…‡ ‘ˆ ƒ

‡ •ƒ‹† –Š‹• ™ƒ› ‘ˆ ‘’‡”ƒ–‹‰ ™ƒ• ‡ƒŽ”Ž –™Š”‡‘‘˜‰‡„”Š‡…‡ƒ—†•‹‡‹˜–‘†Ž˜‹†‡†Ǥ‘– …‘•‹†Ǧ ƒ„Ž˜‡‡–”‘›Œ—„•‡–‡‹ˆˆ›’Š”‘‘™†Š—‡…‡…”ƒ•Š‡‘——’Ž†™‹„–Š‡ –Šƒ‡”’”—‹’…‡’Ǥ ”Dz‹…‘‡ǡ ™‡ Š—‹’…Š™‹‹•–ŠŒ—›•‘–—‹ˆ”‹ƒ‘„™Ž‡Ǥ ˆ‹š‘‹ǯ‰– ǡŒdz—•ƒ–‹†ƒ–Š ‡ …ƒ‘’”‹…‡‹Ǣ••–Š‹‘ƒ–ǯǤ• ’”‹…‡ ™ƒ‹•‰ƒ‰Ž‹•‘‰†‘‹ˆ•’…‘”‹—…”‡ƒ•‰‹‡†…Ǥƒ––‡Ž‡•ƒ‹—†…‹––‹‘Šƒ• ’„–Š‡”‡‹……‘„‡•‹†‡™•ƒŠ„–‡›‡••†–‹‡‡’ŽŽ—‹…Ž›ƒ‰–‘‹…ˆƒˆ‰–ƒ–”–ŽŠ‡Ǥ‡‡”‡••–‡‘””˜‹‡‰ …‘Š‹’•‡†–‹‘–‹‡‘•Ǥ ‘‹–†‡†‡…”•‘—•Š”ƒ‘‰—‡Ž†Š„‡‡ƒƒŽ–„ŠŽ›‡ „–‘—›„—‹› –ˆŠ”‡‡ƒŽ›—…ƒ–‹‘†…•‘ƒŽ‡’•‡Ǥ –‡ ˆƒ‹”Ž› –‘

Š‡ ‘ˆˆ‹…‹ƒŽ• ƒŽ•‘ ‘–‡† –ŠŠƒƒ˜–‡„ƒ‹‰–‡‰‡”†‡’Žƒ…›‡‘”•ˆ ‹ˆŽ—‡…‹‰ –Š‡ ˆ‘‡”™–„Š‹‡•ƒ•‡†Ž˜‡‘•Ǥ ‘Dz’‘ŽŠ‹•‡‹‰–‡ƒ†”‡‡”–Ǧ

(sondondzima)

‹ƒ‰‰”‡ˆ‡‘” ‡–Š‡– –•‘—‰’‹’˜‡Ž‹ ‡•ƒǡ…Š›‘‘—–Š™‡”‘”–—”‘• ƒ–Š‡†ˆƒƒ…”‘ŽŽ‘‡™’”‡•‘–”–‹ƒŠ–‹‡˜•”‡•†Ž›––Ǥ‘dzŠƒ––”‡ƒ–Šƒ†‡‡›™ˆ™ƒŠ‹‹‡”Ž”Ž‡›‡ǡ —Šƒ’’› ™‹–Š –Š‡ ”‡–ƒ‹Ž‡”•ǯ „—›‹‰

CPRODUCER

’”‹…‡•Ǥ Dz ‡–ƒ‹Ž‡”• „—› ˆ”‘ —• ƒ– ’ƒ”…‹Š…‡ƒ•Ǥ’‡•”–’Š”‡‹”…‡ ƒ™†ƒ•›‡–Ž‘Ž ˆ”‘‡”†Š‡‹‡‰Š ’–ŠŽ‡ƒƒ–ǫ†dz‡ƒ†•™‡‹–†Š–Š‡ ˆƒ”‡–”‘•Ǥ’”‘Š„‡‡› Šƒ‘Ž•™‘ ›”‡‘–—Šƒ‹‡•Ž‹‡‰”‡•ƒ‡†”ƒƒ‡Žƒ‡„Ž––—ŠŠ•‡ƒ‹–” ‡•ƒ•ƒ•–‹”•”ˆ——‹Ž‡’‡• ’‹›•”‘‹–—…Š‡Ǥƒ•–Ǥ †…‘—Dz”ƒ˜’–‡‡‹”‘–‹›–‹…˜ƒ‡‘Ǥ†–‘‹”ˆ—ƒ‹…– –‡†‡•‘†Š‡–•‘‘—ǯ”Ž–‡†ǡ˜‹‹–Š•‹ƒ‹•–˜ƒ‡‘†ƒ– ‡˜›ƒ‹Ž•—•ƒ–‹‡ŽŽ‹ˆ†–‘Š‹‡‰‹ƒ†‹‰˜‘‹†‘†—ƒŒŽ‘‘„”ƒ…‘†›’‘ƒ—Ǧ

The following are prohibited:

Agreements to fix prices;

Collusive tendering and bid-rigging;

Market or customer allocation agreements;

Subject to any law to the contrary, allocation by quota as to sales or production; or

Collective action to enforce arrangements.

ƒ”‡ •ƒ–‹•ˆ‹‡†Ǥdz ™‹•ƒ™• ‘Š”‘–•Š–Ǧ‡†‘–„‹›‰–Š–Š‡ƒ– –‹Š‹•–”› ‘ˆ ƒ‰ ”‹‹…—…Ž‹–’—ƒ”Ž‡Ǥ ‡…—”‹–› ‹ –Š‡ ‹‹•–”›

Indaba–

‘•–‘ƒˆ‹†‡‰–ŽŠ‹”„‡‹…‡›—”•ƒŽƒ––™—‡ ”‘‹‡–ǡˆŠ‹–‘›ˆ™‘†”–…‡‘ƒ›‡––Ž‡•‹—ˆƒ”‡‡”Žˆƒ‘‡‘”‡†•ǡ ‡•‡•…–‡—Š”ƒ‡‹Ž›–•›ƒ‘ƒ”ƒ‡•†ˆ•ƒ†—…‡”‹ƒ‡Ž†‰™‹–‹Š–ƒŠ–Š––‡–ŠŠ‡‹‡…†Š…—‘ƒ•—Ž–Ž‡”›–Ǥ”‰›Ǧ —•Š‘–‹—Ž Ž‹†– …•ƒ–”‹•˜‡‡Žˆ–Ǧ‘•—••—–ƒ’‹’‘Ǥ ”– ˆƒ”‡”•

Part of the farmers who attended the Indaba event.

(Courtesy pics) Beef cattle: There is need for healthy competition in the beef industry.

Eswatini Competition Commission officials making their presentation.