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Eulalie Metton

Eulalie Metton was a case writer at Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Phodiclinics’ Acquisition of New Protector: Increasing Concentration?

CASE STUDY. On 31 October 2006, executives at the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) and private hospital group Netcare were eager to hear the Competition Tribunal’s decision regarding the acquisition of the New Protector Group hospitals by Phodiclinics (Pty) Ltd (a division of the Medi-Clinic Group) and DHJ Defty.

Competition Commission: 1999–2009 Background Note

CASE STUDY. The Competition Act of 1998 came into force in South Africa on 1 September 1999, and enabled the establishment of three bodies: the Competition Commission (the Commission), The Competition Tribunal (the Tribunal) and the Competition Appeal Court (CAC).

Competition Commission vs South African Airways

CASE STUDY. In July 2005, the BA/Comair (Comair) executives were eagerly awaiting the Competition Tribunal’s decision in the case brought by the Competition Commission against South African Airways (Pty) Ltd (SAA), South Africa’s dominant domestic airline.

SA Metal Group: Could Bigger Be Better?

CASE STUDY. In November 2010, Clifford Barnett – director and co-owner of family business, SA Metal Group (SA Metal) – put his hard hat down on his desk, looked out on the busy scrapyard below his window in Epping, Cape Town and pondered the company’s growth.

Treatment Action Campaign: Managing Activists (TAC)

CASE STUDY. It was mid-2008 and Zackie Achmat, founder of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) − widely regarded as one of the most successful HIV/AIDS activist organisations in the world – knew that the organisation he had founded was facing two related challenges.

Yahluma: A Sustainable Business Model?

CASE STUDY. In September 2007, Pindiwe Holomisa and Nomaciko Ngoasheng, started Yahluma Solutions Ltd with the intention of building a contact centre in Buffalo City (Eastern Cape), and making use of a Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) incentive to encourage the establishment of business process outsourcing and offshoring (BPO&O) businesses.

Brian Bruce: New Century Leader (Long Version)

CASE STUDY. In July 2008, Brian Bruce, chief executive of the 106-year-old construction, mining, engineering and manufacturing giant Murray & Roberts, had been at the helm for eight years.