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CompCom Newsletter June 2026
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Collected on 13 July 2026
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What this means
This document is the Competition Commission of South Africa’s “Competition News” newsletter, Edition 90, dated June 2026. It contains multiple articles, including a feature on the Competition Commission’s 2026 Cost-of-Living (COL) report, explaining how affordability pressures persist even when headline inflation eases, with emphasis on electricity, fuel, and food price transmission. The newsletter also references other sections such as World Consumer Rights Week 2026, a Wilmar SA (Pty) Ltd consent agreement, and merger assessment considerations, plus performance and media roundup items.
Facts
Reference
https://www.compcom.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CompCom-Newsletter-June-2026.pdf
Amounts
R 3, R 7, R 8
Key Takeaways
- Document: Competition Commission of South Africa “Competition News”
- Edition 90
- Date: June 2026
- Main feature: 2026 Cost-of-Living (COL) report and affordability pressures
- Electricity prices rose ~85% from 2020 to Jan 2026 (vs overall inflation ~30%)
- NERSA approved Eskom retail tariff increase: 8.76% for Eskom direct customers from 1 April 2026
- NERSA approved municipal tariff increase: 9.01% from 1 July 2026
- Fuel price adjustments referenced: petrol +~R3.06/litre; diesel +~R7.37 to R7.51/litre (grade-dependent)
- COL report first released: September 2025
- Second COL report released: 01 April 2026 (CPI data 2020 to Jan 2026)
- Competition Commission of South Africa
- Sipho Ngwema (Head of Communication)
- Lydia Molefe (Communications Coordinator)
- Hardin Ratshisusu (Deputy Commissioner)
- Chandre Prince (author of COL feature)
- Doris Tshepe (Commissioner)
- NERSA
- Eskom
- Wilmar SA (Pty) Ltd
Dates
Closing Date
1 April 2026