Also known as: Competition and Consumer Authority · CCA
Botswana's merger review and competition enforcement authority, involved in approving acquisitions and addressing anti-competitive conduct across sectors.
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Botswana Sunday Standard
Sunday Standard Competition Authority blocks DPF’s Bona Life acquisition The Competition Authority has blocked Debswana Pension Fund’s proposed acquisition of a 50 percent stake in Bona Life Insurance. …
Competition Authority blocks DPF’s Bona Life acquisitionA tribunal has ordered the Competition and Consumer Authority to reconsider its April 2026 decision declining approval of Debswana Pension Fund's proposed acquisition of shares from Foundello (Proprietary) Limited. The tribunal clarified that the remittance does not constitute approval of the acquisition, and the authority must reassess the transaction within prescribed statutory timelines.
21 October 2026 · Mmegi →
A tribunal has ordered the Competition and Consumer Authority to reconsider its April 2026 decision declining approval of Debswana Pension Fund's proposed acquisition of shares from Foundello (Proprietary) Limited. The tribunal clarified that the remittance does not constitute approval of the acquisition, and the authority must reassess the transaction within prescribed statutory timelines.
21 October 2026 · Mmegi →
Hollard Insurance Company of Botswana admitted to anti-competitive conduct and agreed to pay P4.83 million in Botswana's first cartel settlement with the Competition and Consumer Authority. Hollard, Botswana Insurance Company, Old Mutual, and Autoboys were accused of running a multi-billion Pula anti-competitive insurance cartel, with Hollard confessing and settling.
27 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Competition and Consumer Authority has approved Fusionspark's acquisition of a 70 percent stake in Engen Botswana, but ordered businessman Ramachandran Ottapathu to exit Reddy Group before the transaction can proceed, citing potential competition risks from overlap in his interests.
13 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Competition and Consumer Authority has unconditionally approved two property acquisitions by The Far Property Company Limited, a BSE-listed property investment company, finding no material threat to competition or public interest.
8 September 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
A tribunal has dismissed Sky Drillers' points in limine and confirmed the main hearing will proceed. The ruling follows an interlocutory dispute from June 5, 2026, when Sky Drillers sought a postponement to re-engage former attorneys, which the Competition and Consumer Authority and Tribunal granted.
2 September 2026 · Mmegi →
BSE-listed Far Property Limited is pursuing two separate property acquisitions at Farm Forest Hill No.9-KO involving Merlin Integer and The 868 On Kgale Trust, with the Competition and Consumer Authority reviewing the proposed transactions.
3 August 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Botswana Development Corporation is disposing of its 30 percent stake in Mashatu Nature Reserve, a luxury safari operator, according to a merger notice from the Competition and Consumer Authority.
3 August 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
CFAO Healthcare, a French healthcare conglomerate ultimately backed by Toyota Tsusho Corporation, has received unconditional approval from Botswana's Competition and Consumer Authority to acquire a 75 percent controlling interest in Medswana Proprietary Limited, a pharmaceutical wholesaler. The CCA determined the transaction is unlikely to distort competition as the two firms operate at different points in the pharmaceutical supply chain.
9 June 2026 · Weekend Post →
The Competition and Consumer Authority secured its first-ever cartel settlement in Botswana, with Hollard Insurance agreeing to pay BWP 4,828,510.08 following allegations of anti-competitive conduct including price-fixing and abuse of dominance in the car repair industry. Hollard must develop a compliance program within 90 days and cooperate with the CCA's ongoing prosecution of other respondents.
5 May 2026 · Weekend Post →
Botswana's Competition and Consumer Authority has cleared the takeover of AfriSam and its subsidiaries by West International New Building Materials, a Singapore-based entity associated with Hong Kong-listed West China Cement, subject to conditions intended to secure domestic investment and participation.
4 May 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Botswana's Competition and Consumer Authority has blocked Debswana Pension Fund's proposed acquisition of a 50 percent stake in Bona Life Insurance, citing concerns that the deal would increase concentration in the country's closely linked pensions and insurance markets.
27 April 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Competition Authority has blocked Debswana Pension Fund's proposed acquisition of a 50 percent stake in Bona Life Insurance, ruling that the deal would substantially lessen competition and deepen concentration in the financial services sector.
27 April 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →