Capital Newspapers (Pty) Ltd and Another v Media 24 Holding Ltd and Others (259/CAC/Oct24)
Capital Newspapers (Pty) Ltd and Another v Media 24 Holding Ltd and Others (259/CAC/Oct24) [2024] ZACAC 5 (24 December 2024)
The Court found that the notified transaction reviewed by the Competition Commission was limited to the sale of On the Dot and certain community newspapers, and did not encompass the migration of other print titles to digital platforms. The migration decision was a separate commercial decision by Media 24, prompted by market dynamics and declining print circulation, and did not involve a change of control as required by the Competition Act for a merger. The applicants failed to establish a sufficiently close link between the migration and the notified merger to justify treating them as a comp…
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- Merger Control
- Public Interest In Mergers
- Freedom Of Expression
- Change Of Control
- Competition Act Interpretation
- Constitutional Rights In Merger Review