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Dr Liberty Mncube is an economist and a managing director at BRG, specialising in competition economics, damages, trade policy, consumer protection, and economic regulation. Dr Mncube has provided expert evidence for the Competition Commission and for private parties. His work spans merger assessment, abuse-of-dominance and cartel cases, damages claims, trade policy, consumer protection and economic-regulation disputes. He served as Deputy Chairperson of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa, adjudicating merger and prohibited-practice matters. He previously served as Chief Economist of the Competition Commission from 2014 to 2019, leading the economic analysis supporting its enforcement and competition-policy work. Dr Mncube served on the Presidential Economic Advisory Council, following appointments in 2019 and 2022. He also served on the Ministerial Advisory Panel that developed draft amendments leading to the Competition Amendment Act 18 of 2018. Dr Mncube is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he teaches competition economics and supervises post graduate students. His published research examines cartel overcharges, merger remedies, exclusive contracts, excessive pricing, and the relationship between competition policy and economic inclusion. His research has appeared in the Review of Industrial Organization, Journal of Competition Law and Economics, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, Concurrences Review and Journal of Antitrust Enforcement.