The South African government has drawn heavy criticism for its proposal to loosen its Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) laws to accommodate Elon Musk’s Starlink. Elon Musk exited the White House ...

South African authorities say Starlink hasn’t formally applied. According to the Starlink website, the service in southern Africa is available in Eswatini, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia ...

South Africa's government plans to offer a workaround of local Black ownership laws for Elon Musk's Starlink internet service to operate in the country, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing ...

South Africa's government is moving towards easing its black ownership laws in the telecoms sector -- a policy change that would smooth the way for Elon Musk's Starlink to enter ...

So, Starlink’s application, if they are still interested, will realistically come towards the end of 2027.” South Africa’s Communications Minister Solly Malatsi in May issued a draft policy to ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s minister of communications on Tuesday denied accusations that a draft policy watering down Black ownership requirements for tech firms was not proposed to ...

South Africa denies bending the rules to give Musk's Starlink preferential treatment Associated Press Tuesday, May 27, 2025 12:15 p.m. | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 12:15 p.m. Go Ad-Free Today!

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s minister of communications on Tuesday denied accusations that a draft policy watering down Black ownership requirements for tech firms was not proposed to ...

South Africa has denied accusations that a draft policy watering down Black ownership requirements for tech firms was not proposed to benefit the Starlink business of white South African-born tech ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s communications minister Tuesday denied accusations that a draft policy watering down Black ownership requirements for tech firms was proposed to benefit the ...