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COVID-19: Durban butchery owner arrested for allegedly inflating prices
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs Nomusa Dube-Ncube said the suspect had admitted to inflating prices.
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MTN cuts its data prices
This comes after their rival Vodacom was the first network to reach an agreement with the Competition Commission to cut data prices by 30%.
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Vodacom CEO calls on govt to speed up spectrum allocation
Spectrum refers to the frequencies and more spectrum means better quality service and faster download speeds.
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Competition Commission ‘hopeful’ of agreements with MTN, Telkom on data costs
Their rival Vodacom reached an agreement with the regulator to cut data prices by 30% from 1 April.
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Consumers want Vodacom to cut data costs even more
After a long fight that created the Data Must Fall movement, Vodacom is set to reduce data prices by 30% from the first of next month.
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Vodacom settlement on data prices best option for consumers - commission
The Competition Commission said that it was in talks with MTN and Telkom to follow suit and slash their data prices.
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Vodacom to cut data costs by 30%
The Competition Commission announced that Vodacom would reduce monthly data prices from 1 April 2020. This comes after the commission released its Data Services Market Inquiry report in December, recommending that mobile networks reduce data prices or face prosecution.
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Vodacom to reduce data prices by 30% from April: Competition Commission
Deputy commissioner Hardin Ratshisusu said the competition instructed Vodacom and MTN to reduce prices by at least 50% and 30%.
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Prasa disputes Competition Commission’s reasoning in 'unfavourable' report
The Competition Commission says its investigations have found that Prasa has been charging excessive prices for the use of Park Station.
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Competition Commission approves $1.7 bn Pioneer-Pepsico merger
PepsiCo struck a deal to buy Pioneer in July, lifting the target firm’s shares and boosting a sector that has been hit by drought and tough trading conditions.
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MTN, Vodacom reiterate commitment to affordable data prices
In December, the Competition Commission called on both network providers to reduce the price of data by the beginning of February or face prosecution.
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Govt meeting with mobile operators to find ways to lower data costs
Earlier this month, the Competition Commission recommended that service providers reduce the price of data or face prosecution after finding that data prices in South Africa were excessively high.
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MTN to defend views on data prices if referred to competition tribunal - CEO
Earlier this month, Competition commissioner Tembinkosi Bonakele said Vodacom and MTN could face prosecution if they do not agree to cut pre-paid data prices in the next two months.
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How do SA's data prices compare with the rest of Africa?
What does data cost in the other African countries where the big South African two players - Vodacom and MTN - are also active?
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Experts agree with Competition Commission’s findings on data prices
The commission ordered network operators MTN and Vodacom to reduce data prices by at least 50% within two months or face prosecution.
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Vodacom, MTN could challenge Competition Commission’s report on data cost
The commission recommended that the two operators slash prices by at least half in two months or face prosecution.
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Competition Commission: MTN & Vodacom data prices are anti-poor, not sustainable
The commission said these companies were interested in making a profit than providing reasonable prices to consumers.
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SA data prices must be reduced - Competition Commission
The commission has recommended that service providers must reduce the prices in two months or face court action.
