I-Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) iyichithile isikhalazo seGlenmore Capital (Pty) Ltd (Glenmore) ngokumelene ne-National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), AfroCentric Health (RF) (Pty) Ltd (AfroCentric) kanye noMnyango Wezempilo, ngemuva kokuvumelana nezimo ezihlukile ezifakwe ngokwehlukana yi-NHLS kanye ne-AfroCentric.

Icala likaGlenmore liphathelene nokungafakwa kwezinsolo zokuthi izinsiza zokuhlola i-antigen ngokushesha ze-COVID-19 ezinkampanini zikahulumeni nezizimele. Ifuna amademeshe acela ku-R2 billion.

Ngo-Agasti 2022, uGlenmore wafaka isikhalazo kuKhomishana Yezokuncintisana (iKhomishana), ikhala ngokuthi i-NHLS ne-AfroCentric bazibandakanye ekuziphatheni okungabandakanyi okuphazamisa ukufinyelela kwayo emakethe yezinsiza zokuhlola i-COVID-19. Ngemva kophenyo, iKhomishana yakhipha Isaziso Sokungadluliseli, okusho ukuthi yanquma ukungashushisi icala. Ithole ukuthi ukwehluleka kukaGlenmore ukwamukela imakethe kwakubangelwa izici zezentengiselwano ezifana nesikhathi sokugunyazwa kokulawula kanye nesidingo esiphansi njengoba ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19 ludamba.

Engagculisekile ngalowo mphumela, uGlenmore wadlulisela lolu daba ngqo kwi-Tribunal. I-NHLS kanye ne-AfroCentric baphakamise ukukhathazeka ngohlobo lwecala likaGlenmore. Engqungqutheleni eyandulela ukulalelwa kwecala ngoDisemba 2024, uGlenmore wanikwa ithuba lokuchibiyela incwadi efungelwe yokusungula ukuze kubhekwane nalezi zinkinga. Nakuba yachibiyela amaphepha ayo, i-NHLS kanye ne-AfroCentric bathi isikhalazo esibuyekeziwe sisahluleka ukudalula isizathu esizwakalayo sokuthatha isinyathelo. Bobabili base befaka okuhlukile.

Ngaphandle kwayo, i-NHLS kanye ne-AfroCentric baphikisa ngokuthi isikhalazo sasingaqondakali, singenaso isisekelo esingokomthetho esifanelekile ngaphansi koMthetho Wokuncintisana (Umthetho) futhi bahluleka ukusungula izici ezibalulekile ezifana nemakethe efanele, ukubusa noma imiphumela ephikisana nokuncintisana. Baphinde baphikisa ngokuthi uGlenmore wayebalule izinhlangothi ngendlela engafanele, izimangalo ezihamba phambili ezingaphezu kwamandla e-Tribunal futhi wehluleka kaningi ukwelapha izinkinga naphezu kwamathuba amaningi okwenza lokho. I-Tribunal yamukele okuhlukile okune:

  1. Asikho isizathu esizwakalayo sokuthatha isinyathelo - isikhalazo sikaGlenmore sihlulekile ukudalula imbangela yesenzo ngaphansi koMthetho futhi asinaso isisekelo esidingekayo somthetho nesiyiqiniso.
  2. Ukucashunwa okungafanele kwezinhlangano - uGlenmore wehlulekile ukuhlonza ngokufanelekile inhlangano esemthethweni okusolwa ukuthi yephule uMthetho, naphezu kwamathuba amaningi okwenza lokho.
  3. Ukuntuleka kwencazelo yemakethe efanele - uGlenmore wehlulekile ukunxusa imakethe efanelekile ecacile nehambisanayo (ebalulekile ekuhloleni ukubusa kanye nemiphumela emelene nokuncintisana ngaphansi koMthetho), eshintsha phakathi kwezinkomba ezibanzi zemakethe yezempilo, ukuhlolwa kwe-antigen kanye nemikhiqizo engahlobene njengamagilavu namavithamini, ngaphandle kokukhomba umkhiqizo ofanele noma imakethe yendawo.
  4. Ukungabi namandla okuphatha kanye nezindaba zenqubo - INkantolo Yobulungisa ayikwazi ukunikeza umonakalo ngaphandle kwengqikithi yemiyalelo yemvume, njengoba kuhlongozwe ngaphansi kwesigaba 65 soMthetho. Izinsolo ezifana nokuthengwa kwempahla ngendlela engafanele ngaphansi koMthetho Wokuphathwa Kwezimali Zomphakathi, ukuhweba ngaphakathi kanye nokwephulwa kwe-Medical Schemes Act kungaphandle kwesimiso somthetho wokuncintisana kanye nomsebenzi weNkantolo Yobulungisa.

I-Tribunal ithole ukuthi uGlenmore unikezwe ithuba elanele lokucacisa nokuqinisekisa udaba lwayo kodwa yehluleka ukwenza lokho. Ngakho-ke okuhlukile kwavunywa futhi ukudluliselwa kwesikhalazo kwachithwa. Izizathu ezigcwele zingatholakala kusizindalwazi se-Tribunal: Inombolo yekesi: CRP148Dec23

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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