Dumpit Waste Removal (Pty) Ltd and City of Johannesburg / Pikitup Johannesburg (Pty) Ltd (21/IR/Apr02)
Dumpit Waste Removal (Pty) Ltd and City of Johannesburg / Pikitup Johannesburg (Pty) Ltd (21/IR/Apr02) [2004] ZACT 1; [2004] 1 CPLR 189 (CT) (5 January 2004)
The Tribunal found that the provision of waste removal services in Johannesburg is reserved to the municipality by the Constitution and implemented through the Municipal Systems Act. The City of Johannesburg lawfully established Pikitup as a municipal entity and granted it exclusive rights to certain waste services via a Service Delivery Agreement. The exclusivity is a result of statutory and administrative decision, not market power. Therefore, Pikitup's monopoly over 'council services' does not constitute abuse of dominance under the Competition Act. Since interim relief requires the existe…
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- Abuse Of Dominance
- Exclusionary Acts
- Municipal Services
- Jurisdiction Of Competition Act
- Service Delivery Agreement