Isexwayiso Sokuhlanganisa: Umphumela wokuhlanganisa unqunywe yiNkundla yokulalela - 19 April 2024

I-Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”) igunyaze ngokungenamibandela ukuhlanganiswa okuhlongozwayo lapho i-Nedbank Group Ltd (“Nedbank”) ihlose ukuthenga i-Eqstra Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd (“Eqstra”).

Iqembu elizuzayo (zonke izinkampani ezilawulwa ngokuqondile nangokungaqondile yi-Nedbank) lihlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zezezimali emkhakheni wamabhange. Izinsizakalo zayo zokuphatha izimoto zihambisana nomsebenzi ohlongozwayo, okungukuthi, inikeza izixazululo ezihambisanayo kumasevisi okuphatha izimoto okuhlanganisa, phakathi kokunye: (i) ukukhetha izimoto ezisezingeni eliphezulu zemisebenzi; (ii) ukulahla izimoto; (iii) ukulawula izindleko; kanye (v) nokuqapha ukugcinwa.

I-Eqstra yinkampani ephethe utshalomali ehlinzeka ngezixazululo zokuphathwa kwemikhumbi. Ikakhulukazi, i-Eqstra ihlinzeka: (i) izinsiza zokubonisana ngemikhumbi; (ii) ukutholwa kwemikhumbi; (iii) izinsiza zemikhumbi; (iv) ukuphathwa kwesondlo; (v) ukuphathwa kwamafutha; (vi) ukulawula ubungozi; (vii) Ukulandelela iGPS; kanye (viii) nokumakethwa kabusha kwemikhumbi.

I-Tribunal igunyaze ukuhlanganiswa okuhlongozwayo lapho i-Rand Merchant Bank and Investments Advisory (Pty) Ltd (“RMBIA”) kanye ne-Investec Bank Ltd (“Investec Bank”) ihlose ukuthola ukulawula kwe-Azrapart (Pty) Ltd (“Azrapart”) kanye nenkampani yayo. izinhlangano ezilawulwayo.

I-Tribunal ibeke imibandela ekuhlanganisweni okuhlongozwayo efuna ukulungisa izinkathazo eziphathelene nokushintshisana ngolwazi.

I-RMBIA yinkampani yokutshalwa kwezimali umsebenzi wayo oyinhloko webhizinisi ukutholwa nokubamba izimpahla ngezinhloso zokutshala. I-Investec Bank iyibhange elinguchwepheshe lamazwe ngamazwe kanye nomphathi wezimpahla ohlinzeka ngezinhlobonhlobo zemikhiqizo namasevisi ezezimali. Umsebenzi webhizinisi we-Azrapart kuphela uhlobene nobunikazi obuhlanganyelwe kanye nokuphathwa kwendawo yokudayisa.

I-Tribunal igunyaze, ngokuya ngemibandela ephathelene nobunikazi babasebenzi, ukuhlanganiswa okuhlongozwayo phakathi kwe-VCAP1 Alliances (Pty) Ltd (“VCAP1”) kanye ne-Utilities World (Pty) Ltd, (“Utilities World”), I-Prepaid Utilities World CC (“Prepaid Umhlaba”), iSoftline Software CC (“Softline Software”), Winciki Investments (Pty) Ltd (“Winciki”) kanye ne-Intelli Meter (Pty) Ltd (“Intelli Meter”) (zihlangene, izinkampane ezihlosiwe). Ngemva kokuqaliswa kokusebenza okuhlongozwayo, i-VCAP1 izolawula amafemu okuhlosiwe.

I-VCAP1 iyinhlangano yezimoto ezinenhloso ekhethekile elawula i-Virtual Payment Solutions (Pty) Ltd (“VPS”) kanye ne-Switchone (Pty) Ltd (“Switchone”). I-VPS isebenza njengomxhumanisi phakathi kwama-opharetha enethiwekhi yeselula nabathengisi ngokunikeza izixazululo ezibonakalayo ezikhokhelwa ngaphambili. I-Switchone ingumfakisicelo omusha osebenza njengephrosesa yenkampani yangaphandle. Iminikelo yayo eyinhloko ihlanganisa ukushintsha kokwenziwayo kanye nezinsizakalo zokukhokha iphuzu lokuthengisa.

Amafemu okuhlosiwe ngawo wonke amabhizinisi ahlobene futhi ancike ngokubambisana asebenza embonini yezinsiza ezikhokhelwa ngaphambi nangemva kokukhokhelwa, ahlinzeka ngokuphehla amathokheni kagesi okhokhelwayo, ukuthengisa kanye nezinsizakalo zokukhokha izikweletu komasipala nezinsiza ezizimele..

Izizathu ze-Tribunal ngesinqumo sayo zizokhishwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.

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