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South African Competition Commission probes e-commerce industry

Thursday 4 March 2021 | 10:45 CET | News
South Africa's Competition Commission will conduct a market inquiry into the e-commerce industry, and Naspers is front and centre in this investigation, MyBroadband reported. James Hodge, the chief economist at the Competition Commission, said they have seen some online platforms in South Africa becoming dominant in their respective market segments.

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Categories: Mobile & Wireless
Companies: Mail.ru / Naspers / Tencent
Countries: South Africa
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