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The Competition Tribunal has been criticised over lengthy delays in concluding investigations of key deals in the ICT sector.

Trade, industry & competition minister Parks Tau will appeal the Competition Tribunal’s decision to prohibit the deal.

The decision by the Competition Tribunal to block Vodacom’s acquisition of a co-controlling stake in fibre operator Maziv is headed to the competition appeal court.

MultiChoice will on Tuesday appear before the Competition Tribunal to appeal a finding that a 2013 channel distribution deal with the SABC constituted a “notifiable merger”.

Shameel Joosub has described the decision to block Vodacom’s acquisition of Maziv as a “travesty” for South Africa.

The Competition Tribunal’s decision to block a merger between Vodacom and Maziv will likely derail the sector’s M&A plans.

The Competition Tribunal is guilty of damaging regulatory overreach in blocking Vodacom’s Maziv deal.

The Competition Tribunal has thrown South Africa’s telecommunications industry into turmoil.

MultiChoice Group and its French suitor have approached South African regulators about their proposed mega-deal.

The Competition Tribunal has accepted a recommendation that Telkom be allowed to sell its towers business.