South Africa
Competition Tribunal of South Africa: Decisions in Numbers
The Competition Brief tracks 3,685 matters published by the Competition Tribunal of South Africa, 1999 to 2026. The newest record is dated 14 September 2026.
Adjudicative body deciding large mergers and prohibited-practice cases referred by the Competition Commission.
3,685
Matters
1999–2026
Period
14 September 2026
Newest record
How many Competition Tribunal SA matters does The Competition Brief track?
3,685, covering 1999 to 2026. The newest is dated 14 September 2026.
How do merger reviews by the Competition Tribunal of South Africa end?
Merger matters in the database: 2,234. Outcomes: 1,736 cleared without conditions, 428 cleared with conditions, 8 prohibited in whole or in part, and 0 with no published decision yet.
How often does the Competition Tribunal of South Africa impose a fine?
7 of the 3,685 matters in the database ended with a fine imposed.
The breakdown
Outcomes
- Cleared1,74047.2%
- Consent Order62617.0%
- Application Granted49213.4%
- Cleared with Conditions43211.7%
- Application Dismissed2958.0%
- Contravention Found511.4%
- No Contravention260.7%
- Prohibited80.2%
- Fine Imposed70.2%
- Partly Granted40.1%
- Interim Relief20.1%
- Determined10.0%
- Challenge Dismissed10.0%
Type of matter
- Mergers2,23460.6%
- Procedural79921.7%
- Cartels67218.2%
- Abuse of dominance30.1%
- Vertical restraints10.0%
Matters by year
- 187'152015
- 225'162016
- 215'172017
- 224'182018
- 196'192019
- 171'202020
- 180'212021
- 155'222022
- 214'232023
- 175'242024
- 123'252025
- 62'262026
Earlier: 1,558
What these numbers mean
A matter is one decision, order or notified transaction that the authority has published and that we have read and catalogued. The figures describe our database, not every decision an authority has ever taken: some authorities publish only part of their work.
Under Review counts matters notified or opened where no decision has been published. A matter can fall under more than one type, so the types can add up to more than the total.