Isexwayiso Sokuhlanganisa: Umphumela wokuhlanganisa unqunywe yi-Tribunal - 28 February 2025

I-Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”) igunyaze ngokunemibandela ukuhlanganiswa okuhlongozwayo okubandakanya i-Lactalis South Africa (Pty) Ltd (“Lactalis SA”) ethola ubunikazi obugcwele nokulawula kwe-Vista 24 (Pty) Ltd (“Vista 24”).

IsiGungu sigunyaze umsebenzi ohlongozwayo ngaphansi kwemibandela edingida izindaba ezithakaselwa umphakathi ezibandakanya ukuqashwa, Ukuthuthukiswa Kwabamnyama Kwezomnotho Okubanzi (“B-BBEE”) kanye nokuthengwa kwabantu ababencishwe amathuba ngaphambilini (“HDPs”).

I-Lactalis SA, phambilini eyayaziwa ngokuthi i-Parmalat South Africa (Pty) Ltd (“Parmalat SA”), ekugcineni ilawulwa yinkampani yaseFrance, i-B.S.A. SAS. I-Lactalis Group yathola i-Parmalat SA ngo-2011 njengengxenye yokuthatha kwayo i-Parmalat Group futhi yalenza kabusha ngokuthi i-Lactalis SA ngo-2020. Le nkampani yobisi yomhlaba wonke isebenza emazweni angama-94. ENingizimu Afrika, ikhiqiza futhi idayise imikhiqizo yobisi, amajusi, nokunye ukudla kuyilapho ithuthukisa izinhlobo zayo ezihlukahlukene.

Vista 24 ilawulwa yi-Nestlé (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (“Nestlé ZA”), ekugcineni elawulwa yi-Nestlé S.A., inkampani yaseSwitzerland. I-Vista 24 yadalelwa ngokukhethekile ukuphatha ibhizinisi le-Cremora, i-Nestlé ZA ezoyidlulisela kuyo ngaphambi kokuthi kuqaliswe ukuhlanganisa. Ibhizinisi le-Cremora lihlanganisa ukukhiqizwa, ukumaketha kanye nokusatshalaliswa kwemikhiqizo ekhilimu engeyona yobisi ethengiswa ngaphansi kohlobo lwe-Cremora. I-Cremora ivamise ukusetshenziswa ekhofini nasetiyeni njengesikhilimu nanjenge-ejenti yokuqina ekubhakeni nasekuphekeni.

I-Tribunal igunyaze ukuhlanganiswa okuhlongozwayo lapho i-Sand Olive Investments (Pty) Ltd (“Sand Olive”) ihlose ukuthola amasheya aphethwe yi-FirstRand Ltd (“FirstRand”) e-MotoVantage Holdings (Pty) Ltd (“MotoVantage”). Umsebenzi ohlongozwayo umnyakazo we-Sand Olive ukusuka ekuhlanganyeleni kuya ekulawuleni okukodwa kwe-MotoVantage.

IsiGungu sigunyaze ukuhlanganiswa okuhlongozwayo ngaphansi kwemibandela ebhekana nezindaba ezithakaselwa umphakathi okungukuthi i-MotoVantage izosebenzisa inani elishiwo ezinhlelweni ezihloselwe ukusekela amabhizinisi amancane kuya kwaphakathi kwabantu abamnyama. Lokhu kubandakanya kokubili usizo lwezezimali nolungezona olungokwezimali olufana nokubolekwa okukhethekile, ukutshalwa kwezimali ezinkulu kwingqalasizinda, ukuqeqeshwa kanye nokuqeqeshwa.

I-Sand Olive iyinkampani ephethwe ngokugcwele ye-Hollard Holdings (Pty) Ltd (“Hollard”). Iqembu elizuzayo (i-Hollard nezinkampani ezingaphansi kwayo) yinkampani yomshwalense yesikhathi esifushane neside. Ngokusebenzisa enye yezinkampani ezingaphansi kwayo, iqembu elizuzayo liqhuba isevisi yokuphatha yemikhiqizo yomshwalense. Umkhakha wayo omkhulu webhizinisi ubandakanya ukuphathwa kwemikhiqizo yomshwalense wokudayisa efana nekhava yomakhalekhukhwini kanye nekhava yomngcwabo. Esigabeni semikhiqizo engeza inani lezimoto (“VAPs”) emakethe, ilawula imikhiqizo esatshalaliswa ngabadayisi bezimoto okuhlanganisa ikhava yewaranti, umshwalense wamasondo kanye nerimu, ikhava yokushoda kwesikweletu kanye nekhava yokuklwebha kanye nembobo.

I-MotoVantage iqondisa, isabalalise futhi imaketha imikhiqizo yomshwalense wesikhathi esifushane noma eside obhalwe ngaphansi abadayisi bomshwalense abanelayisensi. Esigabeni sesikhathi esifushane, ilawula ama-VAP ezimoto afana nekhava yewaranti, umshwalense wamathayi namarimu, ikhava yokushoda kwesikweletu kanye nekhava yokuklwebha kanye nesibotho, phakathi kokunye. Esigabeni sesikhathi eside, i-MotoVantage iphethe umshwalense wempilo yesikweletu.

IsiGungu sikugunyaze ngaphandle kwemibandela ukuhlanganiswa okuhlongozwayo ngokwemibandela i-Clientèle Limited (“Clientèle”) ehlose ukuthenga ngayo i-Emerald Life (Pty) Ltd (“Emerald Life”). Ngemva kokuqaliswa kokusebenza okuhlongozwayo, u-Clientèle uzosebenzisa ukulawula yedwa kwe-Emerald Life.

I-Clientèle ilawula i-Clientèle Life Assurance Company Ltd (“i-Clientèle Life”) ne-1Life Insurance (RF) Ltd (“1Life”), phakathi kokunye. Iqembu elizuzayo (nge-Clientèle Life kanye ne-1Life) limatasa ekuhlinzekeni umshwalense wempilo kubathengi abathengisayo. Iphinde inikeze ngebanga elilinganiselwe lemikhiqizo yomshuwalense ongaphili (okungukuthi, ikhava esemthethweni). Imisebenzi yeqembu elitholayo ehlobene nokuhlinzekwa kwemikhiqizo yomshwalense wempilo, ehlinzekwa nge-Clientèle Life kanye ne-1Life, ihlobene nokuhlanganiswa okuhlongozwayo.

I-Emerald Life iwumshwalense omncane wempilo onelayisensi ohlinzeka ngekhava yomshwalense womngcwabo kukhasimende ngalinye lezitolo.

Kukhishwe ngu:

Gillian de Gouveia, Umphathi Wezokuxhumana

Egameni leCompetition Tribunal yaseNingizimu Afrika

Iseli: +27 (0) 82 410 1195

I-imeyili: GillianD@comptrib.co.za

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