COMPETITION TRIBUNAL OF SOUTH AFRICA
Case No: IR165Nov20/EXT061Aug21
In the matter between:
GOVCHAT PROPRIETARY LIMITED First Applicant
HASHTAG LETSTALK PROPRIETARY LIMITED Second Applicant
and
FACEBOOK INC. First Respondent
WHATSAPP INC. Second Respondent
FACEBOOK SOUTH AFRICA PROPRIETARY
LIMITED
Third Respondent
COMPETITION COMMISSION OF SOUTH AFRICA Fourth Respondent
Panel: Y Carrim (Presiding Member)
A Wessels (Tribunal Member)
I Valodia (Tribunal Member)
Heard on: 11 November 2021
Decided on: 11 November 2021
ORDER
HAVING considered the application for the extension and variation of the interim
relief order handed down under case number IR165Nov20 on 11 March 2021 ("March
interim relief order"), and
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TAKING NOTE that the March interim relief order was extended for a period of three
months to 11 December 2021 by our order handed down on 13 September 2021, the
Tribunal orders that:
1. The March interim relief order is hereby further extended to 11 March 2022
(inclusive).
2. Each party to bear its own costs.
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Ms Yasmin Carrim
11 November 2021
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Date
Mr Andreas Wessels and Professor Imraan Valodia concurring