Competition Commission (South Africa)

The Competition Commission (CompCom) is a South African government agency and the country's anti-trust regulator. It has the power to block mergers and other transactions that would reduce competition.^[2][3][4]

Competition Commission (CompCom)
Motto	A growing, deconcentrated and inclusive economy
Agency overview
Annual budget	R 528 million (2022/23)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	South Africa
Location of the Competition Commission
Governing body	Department of Trade, Industry and Competition
Constituting instrument	Competition Act, 1998
Operational structure
Headquarters	77 Meintjies Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria
Elected officer responsible	Ebrahim Patel, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition
Agency executive	Doris Tshepe, Commissioner
Website
www.compcom.co.za

History

In 2021, it blocked a proposed acquisition of Burger King South Africa over a lack of Black ownership.^[5]