Tau introduces new rule to protect takeovers, days after Premier shocker

News24 Business15 October 2026 at 17:51

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has moved to make it much harder to unwind approved mergers, days after the Competition Commission moved to unwind Premier Foods’ R6 billion RFG takeover deal.
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