1. Background On 23 April 2021, the Competition Commission (Commission) published a notice in the Government Gazette in which it, inter alia, indicated that it had published its final non-confidential report of the Commission’s findings on the impact of the Covid-19 Block Exemptions and the Commission’s advocacy and enforcement work (“Report“). Advertisement The Covid-19 Block Exemptions were issued by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) in terms of section 10(10) read with section 78(1) of the Competition Act to assist three key sectors in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic: (i) the healthcare sector, (ii) the retail property sector (including the hotel sector), and (iii) the banking sector.