Isexwayiso Sokuhlanganisa: Umphumela wokuhlanganisa unqunywe yiNkantolo - 26 July 2024

I-Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”) igunyaze ukuhlanganiswa okuhlongozwayo lapho i-Thebe SPV 022 (Pty) Ltd (“Thebe SPV”) ihlose ukuthola amasheya engeziwe e-Pride Milling Company (Pty) Ltd (“Pride Milling”) ngokusebenzisa ukusetshenziswa kwenketho yekholi. Ngemva kokuqaliswa kokwenziwa komsebenzi ohlongozwayo, i-Thebe SPV izosebenzisa ukulawula kwe-Pride Milling.

IsiGungu sigunyaze umsebenzi ohlongozwayo ngaphansi kwemibandela yentshisekelo yomphakathi efuna ukukhuthaza ukusabalala kobunikazi okungukuthi i-Pride Milling iwukusungula uhlelo lobunikazi bamasheya abasebenzi (“ESOP”); ukuzibophezela kokuthengwa kwempahla okubandakanya iPride Milling ukuthenga amaloli amasha (ngaphezu kwemikhumbi yayo ekhona ngqo yebhizinisi layo) ukuletha imikhiqizo yommbila emalokishini nasezindaweni zasemakhaya kanye/noma ukusiza ukuthengwa kommbila ngokuqondile emapulazini aphethwe kanye/noma alawulwa abantu ababencishwe amathuba phambilini. abantu (“HDPs”); kanye nokuzibophezela kokuthuthukiswa kwebhizinisi okubandakanya i-Pride Milling eyenza amandla ayo okucubungula ummbila owengeziwe atholakale emapulazini ebhizinisi aphethwe noma alawulwa yi-HDPs.

I-Thebe SPV ayiqhubeki nanoma yimiphi imisebenzi yebhizinisi eNingizimu Afrika noma kwenye indawo futhi njengamanje inotshalomali olulodwa, okuwubunikazi bayo ku-Pride Milling.

I-Pride Milling imatasa ekukhiqizeni, ekukhangiseni nasekusabalaliseni imikhiqizo eyisisekelo nebalulekile yokudla (ikakhulukazi ummbila omhlophe) kumakhasimende asekhaya nawamazwe ngamazwe. ENingizimu Afrika, imisebenzi yayo igxile kakhulu ekwakhiweni, ekukhangiseni nasekusabalaliseni imikhiqizo yommbila ogayiwe. Imikhiqizo emikhulu yePride Milling yimikhiqizo yommbila omhlophe, amabele, amabele (amabele), imikhiqizo yommbila ophuzi (ummbila wonke kanye nommbila ochotshoziwe) okuhlanganisa neminye imikhiqizo esetshenziswa abantu kanye nokudla kwezilwane (imbewu yezinyoni, ukudla kwezinyoni nokudla kwezilwane ezifuywayo). I-Pride Milling iphinde ithenge ubhontshisi kubalimi, amaphakheji, ama-rebrand futhi idayisele abathengisi.

IsiGungu sigunyaze ukuhlanganiswa okuhlongozwayo lapho i-Hollywood Racing Enterprises (Pty) Ltd (“HRE”) ihlose ukuthenga i-Gold Circle (Pty) Ltd (“Gold Circle”). Ngemva kokuhlanganiswa, i-HRE izoba nokulawula okuwukuphela kwe-Gold Circle.

IsiGungu sikugunyazile ukuhlanganiswa kuncike ezimweni ezithakaselwayo zomphakathi ezibandakanya ukuthengwa kwempahla kwe-HDP kanye nokuthuthukiswa komnotho womphakathi; izindleko ezinkulu kanye nezibopho zokuthuthukisa amakhono; kanye nezibopho ezihlose ukuvikela imisebenzi.

Iqembu elithengayo linelayisensi njengomqhubi wenkundla yomjaho kanye nethotho elizinze eNtshonalanga Kapa. Njengethotho, inikezela ngokubheja kumjaho wamahhashi, umcimbi wezemidlalo nezinye izimo eziphuthumayo eNtshonalanga Kapa. Njengomqhubi wenkundla yomjaho, ibamba imihlangano yemijaho yamahhashi ehlukene eNtshonalanga Kapa. Iphinde ibe ngubhuki futhi inikeza amathuba angaguquki kanye nokubheja okuvulelekile kuzo zonke izifundazwe zaseNingizimu Afrika, ngaphandle kwaseNyakatho-Ntshonalanga kanye naseNyakatho Kapa. Iqembu elithengayo lisebenza ngezitolo futhi lenza imisebenzi yalo ku-inthanethi ezinkundleni ezinikezwe ilayisense yonkana iNingizimu Afrika kanye nakumasayithi angomahambanendlwana. Iphinde ithole imali engenayo ngeMishini Yokukhokha Okukhawulelwe (“LPMs”) ebekwe ezindaweni zayo zokudayisa.

Iqembu okuhlosiwe ngalo ngabaqhubi benkundla yomjaho KwaZulu-Natal, abaqashise iGreyville Racecourse kanye neScottsville Racecourse KwaZulu-Natal. Iphinde inikeze nezinsiza zethotho kanye nokwenza ubhuki e-KZN. Iqembu eliqondiwe liphinde lihlinzeke ngama-LPMezindaweni zayo ezitholakala eKZN. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iqembu okuhlosiwe ngalo lingabanikazi be-Gallop TV ehlanganisa yonke imijaho yamahhashi yase-KZN neyaseNtshonalanga Kapa kanye nayo yonke imisakazo yemijaho yamazwe ngamazwe enenkontileka lapho umphakathi ubhejela khona.

IsiGungu sigunyaze ukuhlanganiswa okubandakanya imisebenzi emibili ehlanganisa umsebenzi owodwa ongahlukaniseki: (i) I-Directors Adventures Trust ihlela ukuthola ukulawula kwe-Columbia Falls Properties 7 (Pty) Ltd (“indawo yokugcina impahla”); kanye (ii) ne-ABN Trust kanye ne-SMB Trust ihlose ukuthola ukulawula kwe-Aubsel Investments (Pty) Ltd, City Square Trading 43 (Pty) Ltd, Dusty Moon Investments 193 (Pty) Ltd kanye ne-XTLS Investments 143 (Pty) Ltd (“ izindawo zokuthengisa eziqondiwe”).

IsiGungu sikugunyazile ukuhlanganiswa okuhlongozwayo ngaphansi kombandela wokuthengwa kwempahla ohlose ukukhuthaza ukubamba iqhaza kwama-HDP namabhizinisi amancane naphakathi nendawo emnothweni waseNingizimu Afrika.

IsiGungu sikugunyaze ngokombandela ukuhlanganiswa lapho amafemu athathayo (okuhlanganisa inqwaba yamafemu ngokusebenzisa i-Vision Investments 155 (Pty) Ltd (“Vision”)) ahlose ukuthola ngokuhlanganyela ukulawula phezu kwe-Tongaat Hulett Limited (“THL”) (in. ukuhlenga ibhizinisi) ngokusebenzisa uhlelo olugunyaziwe lokuhlenga ibhizinisi.

Izimo zentshisekelo yomphakathi ezibekwe ekuhlanganisweni zifuna ukukhuthaza ukubamba iqhaza kanye nokufukula abalimi abasafufusa/HDP embonini kashukela eNingizimu Afrika futhi kubandakanya, phakathi kokunye, ukwesekwa kwama-HDP ngaphakathi kochungechunge lwenani le-THL kanye nokusungulwa kwenkampani encane. -ukuthenjwa komlimi.

Izinkampani ezithengayo eziyinhloko izimoto ezinenhloso ekhethekile eziphethwe futhi ezilawulwa yinhlangano yamaqembu abizwa ngokuthi "Amaqembu Ombono".

Tongaat ngokuyinhloko yibhizinisi lezolimo nelezolimo eligxile ekukhiqizeni ushukela nokudla kwezilwane. Ibhizinisi layo lihlanganisa ukusebenza kukashukela kanye nokusebenza kokuphakela izilwane.

IsiGungu sikugunyaze ngokombandela ukuhlanganiswa okuhlongozwayo lapho i-MSC II Investments (“MSC II”) ihlose ukuzuza i-Mertech Marine Holdings (Pty) Ltd (“Mertech Holdings”). Ukuhlanganiswa kwangemuva, i-Mertech

Indawo yokuhlala izolawulwa yi-MSC II kanye nokwelulwa kwe-Metier Investment and Advisory Services (“Metier Investment and Advisory”), elawula i-MSC II.

IsiGungu sikugunyazile ukuhlanganiswa ngaphansi kwemibandela yentshisekelo yomphakathi ebandakanya ukwakhiwa kwebhizinisi elikhethekile lokutholwa kabusha kukadoti we-elekthronikhi eliphethwe iningi le-HDP kanye nokusungulwa kohlelo lokuthuthukisa amakhono e-HDP.

I-MSC II iyimoto yenjongo ekhethekile (“SPV”) ye-Metier Sustainable Capital International Fund II (“MSCI Fund II”), ehlanganiswe ngaphansi kwemithetho yase-Mauritius. Iqembu elizuzayo lihlanganisa izikhwama ezizimele, abaphathi balezi zimali kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali kwabo okuyisisekelo. Inkampani engaphansi kweqembu elithengayo yaseNingizimu Afrika, i-Master Plastics, ibalulekile kulokhu kuthengiselana okuhlongozwayo. Ikhiqiza ukupakishwa kusuka kumapellets e-virgin polyethylene. I-Master Plastics nezinkampani ezingaphansi kwayo zithenga i-polyethylene kubahlinzeki bezinkampani zangaphandle kanye nabanye abahlinzeki bempahla bomhlaba wonke ukuze kwenziwe amaphakheji okudla epulasitiki.

I-Mertech Holdings yinkampani ezimele ehlanganiswe eNingizimu Afrika. Iqembu eliqondiwe lisebenzisa amafekthri alo aseNingizimu Afrika, i-Alurite Services kanye ne-Mertech Cable & Wire, ukuze kusetshenziswe kabusha futhi kuzuze ikhebula eliphuma ngaphansi kolwandle eliphuma eceleni kanye nezinto ezigaywa kabusha ezitholakala emakethe yaseNingizimu Afrika. Imikhiqizo emithathu eyinhloko yeqembu eliqondiwe ekhiqizwa kusukela kule misebenzi ithusi, intambo yensimbi kanye namapellets e-polyethylene asetshenziselwa ukwenza imikhiqizo yepulasitiki. Iqembu eliqondiwe alenzi i-polyethylene emsulwa kodwa likhiqiza i-polyethylene egaywe kabusha.

Kukhishwe ngu:

Gillian de Gouveia, Umphathi Wezokuxhumana

Egameni leCompetition Tribunal yaseNingizimu Afrika

Iseli: +27 (0) 82 410 1195

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