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Gevalle & Saaklêers

Media 24 Limited, Paarl Coldset (Pty) Ltd and the Natal Witness Printing and Publishing Company (Pty) Ltd; AND The Competition Commission, Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Ltd, Rising Sun Printers CC, Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd and Riverton Trading 1 (Pty) Ltd t/a Guardian Web

Case Number

LM109Mar11/INS113Oct11

Case type

Interlocutory Application

Subcategories

Procedural matter

Application to Inspect

Type of merger

Case status

Settled between parties

Outcome

Order date

Competition Tribunal Members

Norman Manoim, Yasmin Carrim, Merle Holden

Industry

media

Relevant market

Cold-set printing (KZN) and publishing of paid-for and free/community newspapers (KZN and NE Cape) further narrowed in terms of LSM and language groups and distribution days (low/middle LSM vs middle/upper LSM; English vs Afrikaans vs Zulu vs Xhosa; and Daily vs weekly vs Weekend).

Sector

Information and communication

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Remedy

Sections of the act

Case Name

Media 24 Natal Witness

Appellant

Applicant

Media24 Ltd, Paarl Coldset (Pty) Ltd, The Natal Witness Printing and Publishing Company (Pty) Ltd

Competition Commission

Complainant

Interested Party

Intervener

Other

Primary Acquiring Firm

Primary Target Firm

Respondent

The Competition Commission, Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Ltd, Rising Sun Printers cc, Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd, Riverton Trading 1 (Pty) Ltd t/a Guardian Web

Secondary Acquiring Firm

Secondary Target Firm

Trade Union

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