Monopolies are bad for SA's economy.(News)

Cape Argus (South Africa) | March 9, 2007 | Copyright

Monopoly is one of the most popular board games of all time. Some of you may remember the particular frustration of landing on Eloff Street with a hotel and bankrupting yourself.

Imagine things worked that way in real life. You'd visit the V&A Waterfront and then, immediately, get charged for a night in the presidential suite at the Cape Grace.

Real life doesn't work that way in a growing number of countries, but South Africa continues to have a love affair with monopolies.

There are several broad types of monopoly.

The first is a ...

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