Media 24 Limited and Paarl Coldset (Pty) Ltd and the Natal Witness Printing and Publishing Company (Pty) Ltd
Case Number
LM109Mar11
Case type
Large Merger
Case status
Reasons Issued
Outcome
Approved Subject to Conditions
Order date
14-05-2012
Competition Tribunal Members
Norman Manoim, Andreas Wessels, 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
Case File
Remedy
12A(3)(c) ability of small businesses to become competitive
Case Name
Media 24 Natal Witness
Primary Acquiring Firm
Media24 Limited, Paarl Coldset Limited
Primary Target Firm
Natal Witness Printing and Publishing Company (Pty) Ltd