Extension of Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry to 28 November 2025
Summary
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has extended the completion deadline for the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) from 22 August 2025 to 28 November 2025. The extension of three months was requested by the Competition Commission under section 43B(4)(b) of the Competition Act to allow time to finalise remedial actions and recommendations. The delay is attributed to ongoing stakeholder engagements and emerging policy frameworks requiring further consultation before the final report is concluded.
What changed
The MDPMI completion deadline has been extended by three months from 22 August 2025 to 28 November 2025. This administrative extension was granted at the Commission's request to accommodate ongoing stakeholder engagements and to allow consultation on emerging policy frameworks before the final report is issued.
Media companies, digital platforms, and technology firms operating in South Africa should be aware that the MDPMI remains active and that stakeholder engagement will continue through November 2025. Parties previously engaged in the inquiry process may expect continued consultations on remedies and recommendations during this extended period.
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Trade, Industry and Competition, Department of / Handel, Nywerheid en Kompetisie, Departement van 6541 Competition Act (89/1998 as amended, "the Act"): Notice of extension granted: Media and Digital Platforms Market
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DEPARTMENT OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND COMPETITION NO. 6541 22 August 2025
NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 43B(4)(b) OF THE COMPETITION ACT GOVERNMENT NOTICE NO. 89 OF 1998 (AS AMENDED) NOTICE OF EXTENSION GRANTED: MEDIA AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS DEPARTMENT OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND COMPETITION MARKET INQUIRY
As published under Government Notice No. 6113 in Government Gazette No. 52532 on 17 April 2025 , the period for completion of the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry ("MDPMI") and a final report will expire on 22 August 2025. The Commission has requested an extension in terms of section 43B(4)(b) of the Competition Act, 1998 (Act No. 89 of 1998 as amended, "the Act") to allow for a reasonable period to finalise its remedial actions and recommendations. This follows the publication of the MDPMI's provisional report and is necessitated by ongoing and extensive engagements with affected stakeholders, as well the emergence of policy frameworks that require further consultation before the final report is concluded. In terms of section 43B(4)(b) of the Act, I hereby extend the period for completion of the MDPMI and the final report for a period of three (3) months until 28 November
2025.
Mr Enoch Godongwana, MP Acting Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition
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