Thula Kaira is a consultant in competition and regulatory law and policy. He has 20 years’ experience in this regard, reaching the summit as CEO of the competition authorities in Zambia (2007-2011) and Botswana (2011-2016)
- World Bank Consultant in review of competition policy issues in road sector procurement processes in Zambia
- UNCTAD Consultant in development of a competition assessment toolkit for Zimbabwe and review of competition dynamics in the ICT sector
- UNCTAD expert in peer review of competition policy in Tanzania
- SADC Consultant assisting with operational framework prior to establishment of the Swaziland Competition Commission
- Set-up the Competition Authority in Botswana and its operational systems
- Part of the team of selected experts who reviewed the consultants ‘ drafts of the COMESA Competition Regulations and Rules
- Competition Law staff training: SADC/COMESA region
- Reviewed merger notifications from notable mergers over the years
- ZAIN /Celtel takeover by Airtel
- SABMiller group
- Total takeover of Mobil assets
- Presided over public hearings/adjudication as Chair of the Mergers Review Committee in Botswana:
- AON Holdings and Glenrand MIB Botswana
- Clover South Africa and Clover Botswana
- GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Aspen Pharmacare Holding
- Sun International and Peermont Group
- KFC and Callus
- Advisory to clients on merger process in Botswana, Zambia and COMESA
- Advisory on abuse of dominance and cartel leniency program
- General compliance programming and audit in competition and consumer protection.
- Strategic Management and Corporate Governance
- Determination of Mergers and Acquisitions under the Competition Law of Zambia, 2004 presentation to business and lawyers
- Role of Competition Law in Poverty Alleviation published in an omnibus of competition experts by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2008
- Peer Review Report of Competition Law and Policy Implementation in the Republic of Tanzania – 2012 (as an UNCTAD consultant), 2012
- Competition Assessment Toolkit for Zimbabwe, (as an UNCTAD consultant), 2014
- Review of the Zimbabwe ICT Law and Policy (as an UNCTAD consultant), 2015
- A Cartel in South Africa is a Cartel in a Neighboring Country, University of Johannesburg, Centre for Competition Regulation and Economic Development, 2015
- Should Intellectual Property be exempt from the application of Competition Law? The Link between competition law and intellectual property – Selected Articles, CUTS International, 2016
