I-Tribunal ikhanyisa isinxephezelo sika-R101m, okuqeda ingxabano yeminyaka yonke phakathi kweKhomishini kanye ne-Willowton Group mayelana nezinsolo zokukhokhwa kwentengo nokuhlukaniswa kwemakethe.

I-Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”) iqinisekise isivumelwano semvume phakathi kwe-Willowton Group (“Willowton”) kanye neKhomishana Yokuncintisana (“Ikhomishini”), eqeda ukuqulwa kwamacala isikhathi eside phakathi kwezinhlangothi kusukela ngo-2016.

Isivumelwano semvume, esiqinisekiswe njengomyalo we-Tribunal, siqeda iminyaka eminingi yezingxabano ezingokomthetho ngezinsolo zokulungiswa kwentengo nokuhlukaniswa kwemakethe emkhakheni kawoyela odliwayo. Lokhu kubandakanya isamba semali esikhokhelwe u-Willowton esiyisigidi esi-R1 kanye nezibopho zenzuzo yomphakathi ezingabiza u-R100 million kule minyaka emihlanu ezayo.

Icala lihlehlela emuva kuZibandlela wezi-2016 lapho Ikhomishini yethula uphenyo nge-Willowton nezinye izimboni emkhakheni kawoyela odliwayo, ngokuphulwa okungenzeka koMthetho Wokuncintisana (“Umthetho”). Uphenyo belugxile ezimangalweni zokusebenzisana ukuze kulungiswe amanani kanye nokuhlukanisa izimakethe zamafutha adliwayo, okuhlanganisa amafutha okubhaka kanye nemajarini, okusolakala ukuthi abuyela emuva ku-2007.

Naphezu kochungechunge lwezinselelo zomthetho zika-Willowton nokumangalelana isikhathi eside, zombili izinhlangothi zifinyelele isivumelwano, i-Tribunal eye yasiqinisekisa njengomyalo. Imigomo egcwele yesivumelwano semvume ingafinyelelwa kuwebhusayithi Yenkantolo kokuthi lapha. Isifinyezo siyalandela ngezansi:

U-Willowton uyavuma ukwenza inkokhelo yesinxephezelo esiyisamba esingu-R1 million.

U-Willowton uphinde wavuma ukuzibophezela kwezinzuzo zomphakathi ezihlanganisa isamba sezigidi ezingu-R100 esikhathini esiyiminyaka emihlanu ukuze kuthuthukiswe izithakazelo zomphakathi ngomoya wezinjongo zomphakathi zoMthetho. Lezi zibopho yilezi:

1. Bursary Fund - Education Trust: Shoaib Moosa Education Trust noma Dawood Hassam Moosa Education Trust

   I-Willowton Group ithembisa ukuthi i-Education Trust izosungulwa njenge-Shoaib Moosa Education Trust noma i-Dawood Hassam Moosa Education Trust. (Ongasekho uMnu. Shoaib Moosa owashona mhla ziyi-15 kuMfumfu wezi-2024, washonelwa yindodana yakhe esanda kweva eshumini nambili ngomhla zingama-30 kuMfumfu wezi-2022).

   I-Education Trust izosungulwa njenge-Bursary Fund futhi i-Willowton Group izonikela ngesamba semali engu-R20 million esikhathini esiyiminyaka emi-5 (okungu-R4 million ngonyaka iminyaka emi-5).

   Lezi zimali zizotholakala kubafundi bemfundo ephakeme abadinga kakhulu ukusekelwa ngokwezimali futhi okungabantu ababencishwe amathuba ngaphambilini abavela ezikoleni ezintulayo. Abamukeli baleyo mifundaze kufanele okungenani babe ngabafundi besifazane abangamaphesenti angama-60.

   I-Willowton Group izibophezela, phakathi kwezinsuku ezingu-90 zokuqinisekisa lesi sivumelwano njengomyalelo we-Tribunal, ukukhangisa ephephandabeni likazwelonke kanye/noma emithonjeni yezokuxhumana kanye nasezinkundleni zokuxhumana imininingwane ye-Bursary Fund imema abafake izicelo ukuthi bafake izicelo.

2. Ukwesekwa Kokudla Negrosa Ezinhlanganweni Okungezona Zikahulumeni I Ezingenzi Nzuzo

   I-Willowton Group ithembisa ukunikela ngemikhiqizo yokudla negrosa ekhiqizwa yiyo ngenani lama-R30 wezigidi esikhathini esiyiminyaka emihlanu (okungukuthi, izigidi eziyisi-R6 ngonyaka iminyaka emi-5).

   Inhloso yalokhu kuzibophezela ukubhekana nendlala nobubha emiphakathini entula kakhulu, ngakho-ke, iminikelo ka-Willowton yokudla negilosa izoba eyezinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo ezibhalisiwe ezibhekelela abantu ababencishwe amathuba ngaphambilini.

   I-Willowton Group ithembisa ukuthi, phakathi kwezinsuku ezingu-30 zokuqinisekiswa kwalesi sivumelwano njengomyalelo we-Tribunal, ukukhangisa ephephandabeni likazwelonke kanye/noma ezinkundleni zokuxhumana kanye nasezinkundleni zokuxhumana ezicela izinhlangano ezifanelekayo ezingenzi nzuzo ezingezona zikahulumeni ukuthi zithumele izicelo zomnikelo.

   Ikhomishana kufanele yaziswe futhi igunyaze Izinhlangano Ezingekho ngaphansi Kukahulumeni ezizoba nesibopho sokuphatha lezi zibopho ezibalwe ngenhla.

3. Ukuthengwa Kwabahlinzeki Besevisi Yokufukulwa Kwabamnyama Kwezomnotho

   I-Willowton Group iphinde izibophezele ekuthengeni imikhiqizo kanye/noma izinsiza, okuhlanganisa nezinsiza zezokuthutha, kusukela ezinkampanini ezingaphansi kwe-B-BBEE Yezinga 1 kuya enanini lezigidi ezingu-R50 esikhathini esiyiminyaka emihlanu (okungu-R 10 million ngonyaka iminyaka emi-5).

U-Willowton uyaphika ukuthi wephule uMthetho njengoba kusho iKhomishini.

Ngenxa ye-High Couh Ukuqulwa kwamacala ezinkantolo, uphenyo kanye nokuxazululwa kwalolu daba kubambezelekile, akukho okutholakele. Kodwa-ke, izinhlangothi zombili zavumelana ukuxazulula lolu daba ukuze kufinyelelwe esiphethweni secala elibizayo nelithatha isikhathi eside: “Ukufinyelela esixazululweni kuyinzuzo engcono kakhulu yazo zonke izinhlangothi ezithintekayo futhi kuzokwenza i-Willowton Group kanye neKhomishana bakwazi ukuxazulula ukuqulwa kwecala okunezingxabano osekunesikhathi eside, ukuvala lezi zindaba futhi kuqhubekele phambili ngendlela eyakhayo”.

Ngaphansi kwemibandela yesivumelwano semvume eqinisekiswe i-Tribunal, u-Willowton uyavuma ukuyeka ukuzibandakanya kunoma yikuphi ukuziphatha okuphambene nokuncintisana okungenzeka kwephule uMthetho esikhathini esizayo - kanye nokuthuthukisa nokusebenzisa uhlelo lokuthobela umthetho wokuncintisana njengengxenye yohlaka lokuphatha ibhizinisi.

Lesi sivumelwano semvume kungenwa kuso ngokugcwele futhi okokugcina isikhalazo seKhomishana. IKhomishana iyakuqinisekisa ukuthi azikho ezinye izindaba okwamanje eziphenywayo ezithinta uWillowton. U-Willowton uzohoxisa isicelo sakhe sokubuyekeza eNkantolo eNkulu yaseNyakatho Gauteng lapho uhlangothi ngalunye lunezindleko zalo zomthetho.

NgoZibandlela wezi-2016, iKhomishana yaqala uphenyo ngo-Willowton, Wilmar, FR Waring, Africa Sun Oil, Epic Foods, Sea Lake, kanye ne-Unity Food Products ngezinsolo zokulungiswa kwamanani kanye nokwehlukaniswa kwezimakethe, ngokuphambana noMthetho. Uphenyo lwalugxile ezimangalweni zokuthi lezi zinkampani zasebenzisana ukuze zilungise amanani futhi zihlukanise izimakethe zamafutha adliwayo, okuhlanganisa amafutha okubhaka kanye nemajarini, asukela ngo-2007.

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