Lekgotla le lokolla phetolelo ya setšhaba ya mabaka ka sephetho sa kopanyo ya Vodacom/Maziv

I-Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”) namuhla, ngoLwesibili zingama-24 kuJuni 2025, isishicilele inguqulo yomphakathi yezizathu zayo zokwenqabela ukuhlanganiswa okuhlongozwayo phakathi kweVodacom (Pty) Ltd kanye neMaziv (Pty) Ltd.

Umthetho Wokuncintisana WaseNingizimu Afrika uhlanganisa izinhlinzeko zokuvikela ulwazi oluyimfihlo emacaleni omthetho wokuncintisana. Umuntu, lapho ehambisa ulwazi kuKhomishana Yezokuncintisana noma kwi-Tribunal, angahlonza ulwazi umuntu athi luyimfihlo. Umthetho Wokuncintisana uchaza “ulwazi oluyimfihlo” njengolwazi lwezohwebo, lwebhizinisi noma lwezimboni okungokwenkampani, olunenani elithile lezomnotho, futhi ngokuvamile alutholakali kwabanye noma lwaziwa ngabanye. Amafemu abandakanyekayo ekuhlanganisweni kanye nezinkampani zangaphandle ngokuvamile athumela ulwazi lwebhizinisi olubucayi ngokuncintisana kuziphathimandla zokuncintisana, isibonelo, ulwazi lwamanani namamodeli, izilinganiso zenzuzo, izimfihlo zohwebo, izinkontileka nemibandela yokuhlinzeka, kanye nezinhlelo zamasu noma izibikezelo.

Umkhuba wesiGungu ukukhipha Izizathu zayo eziyimfihlo futhi abathintekayo babe sebenikezwa ithuba lokwenza izimangalo zobumfihlo ngolwazi oluqukethwe Izizathu. Izimangalo ezitholiwe zibe sezicutshungulwa i-Tribunal eye yamukela umkhuba wokuhlola ulwazi oluyimfihlo oluklanyelwe ukulinganisa ilungelo lenkampani lokuvikela ulwazi lwayo oluyimfihlo nelungelo lomphakathi lokufinyelela olwazini.

Ngemuva kokukhishwa kweZizathu eziyimfihlo zesiGungu ngalolu daba, izinhlangothi ezahlukene zithumele izimangalo zokugcinwa kuyimfihlo ngolwazi oluqukethwe Izizathu. Lokhu kuhlanganisa inqwaba yezicelo zokugcinwa kuyimfihlo ezitholwe kwaVodacom kanye neMaziv ngokulandelana kwazo. Izimangalo ziphinde zatholwa ku-MTN, Imvula kanye neKhomishana Yokuncintisana egameni lezingxenye ezintathu ezifana noTelkom, uFrogfoot nabanye abalwazi lwabo oluyingxenye yerekhodi futhi olushiwo Ezizathweni eziyimfihlo.

Izethulo zokugcina zikaMaziv ngolwazi oluyimfihlo zamukelwe yiNkantolo ngomhlaka-17 Juni 2025, nayiKhomishini Yezokuncintisana ngomhla zingama-20 kuJuni 2025.

Inguqulo okungeyona eyimfihlo yeZizathu isiyatholakala kuwebhusayithi yeNkantolo Yobulungisa: Inombolo yecala: LM148Dec21

Kukhishwe ngu:

Gillian de Gouveia, Umphathi Wezokuxhumana

Egameni leCompetition Tribunal yaseNingizimu Afrika

Iseli: +27 (0) 82 410 1195

I-imeyili: GillianD@comptrib.co.za

Twitter: @comptrib