. Possible further amendments to the Competition Act: Members enquired if any further amendments to the Competition Act are envisaged. The Commissioner indicated that no amendments will be tabled currently (or in the near future) as the Competition Amendment Act will be implemented and the Competition Commission is preparing itself for the implementation thereof. . Capacity building of employees (especially middle management): The Competition Commission started what is called the Management Development Programme (MDP), which runs for one year. The Commissioner indicated that the CC found that middle managers might have the technical knowledge (e.g. legal and economics), but as they move in the organization into higher positions, they lack the necessary management skills. For example, training on project management, where the training will focus specifically on project management relating to the CC i.e. case management. In other words, the training is contextualized, so once they finished the course, they will be able to implement what they have learned in their area of work. The first group of 15 has completed the training. The Commissioner indicated that tender had been put out and the Resolve Group was selected to carry out the training, which is being done at a private facility hired for these purposes. . Request for additional funding: The CC indicated that they have tried in the past to work within their budget, but conditions have changed dramatically, where the number of applications has increased significantly since more people are approaching the CC pro-actively). The CC also does not receive any share from the fines it imposes, as this money (the fines) goes to the national fiscus. . CC's role in the steel pricing industry: The CC noted that there is much controversy surrounding the steel prices and that it has been dealing with the issue for 2-3 years, e.g. tin plates for the canning process. . Working relations with other regulators: o With regard to the banking inquiry, the CC noted that a number of recommendations were made to improve conditions and that the banking industry has their own regulator. The CC has to work closely with National Treasury to address the recommendations made by the CC on the banking inquiry. o Eskom has their own regulator, namely National Regulator Energy of South Africa (Nersa). The CC have to work closely with Nersa to ensure that Eskom's behaviour is not anti-competitive, but the CC highlighted that in certain instances it has no jurisdiction. . Potential overlapping of the mandate of the CC vis a viz the Consumer Protection Act: The CC replied that there is a complimentary feature between the Consumer Protection Act and the mandate of the CC. However, the Consumer Protection Act was crafted to address consumer complaints, whereas the CC focuses on the problems in the market as a whole. . CC's role in reducing youth unemployment: The CC indicated that they do not directly address youth unemployment. . Capacity of the CC to deliver on its mandate: The Commissioner indicated that the CC, due to capacity constraints it will find it difficult to perform optimally as the number of cases increased considerably as well.