Five vessel owners who ferry passengers between the Robben Island Museum and the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town have been referred to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution on charges of price fixing and collusive tendering. This follows an investigation by the Competition Commission‚ after it received a complaint from the Robben Island Museum pertaining to the five. They are: Thembekile Maritime Services; Silverbuckle Trade 21 CC, trading as Yacoob Yatch; Nauticat Charters; Ferry Charters; and Tigger 2 Charters. The respondents allegedly met in September 2015 at the Cape Town Fish Market restaurant to discuss prices they would charge the museum after a tender was issued. The tender was for bidders to be listed on the museum’s database as a preferred service provider for a year. The commission’s investigation also found that: Thembekile and Nauticat Charters increased their prices to R18,000 a trip for 140 passengers; Ferry Charters did not alter their prices as it was already chargi...