Ep 27: Competition law in the Digital Economy - An African Perspective

In this Episode, Mr. Sphesihle Nxumalo, Senior Associate (Antitrust & Competition), Baker McKenzie, South Africa discuss with Aditya Trivedi and Mrigank Patel on "Competition law in the Digital Economy - An African Perspective". They discuss characteristics of digital economy; status of digital markets in Africa; challenges faced by antitrust authorities in cases related to digital markets; comments on Bigtech; consideration of data as an essential facility; relevant market in social media platforms; public interest and Competition law; and Artificial intelligence and cartelisation.