At first glance, merger thresholds sounds like the kind of phrase made for lawyers, economists and people in boardrooms.
Most ordinary South Africans would not stop at the taxi rank or around the braai to talk about it. But these rules matter more than they seem. They help decide how businesses grow, who gets bought, who stays in the market, and what choices the rest of us are left with as consumers.
For these reasons, the Competition Commission carries a moral and social responsibility of ensuring that it creates a conducive economic environment within which inclusive economic growth can be achieved for workers to be protected and jobs created.
