On March 7, 2025, Elon Musk, the South Africa-born tech billionaire who owns the space aeronautics company SpaceX and the social media platform X, claimed in a post that Starlink, the satellite ...

South Africa denies bending rules to give Musk's Starlink preferential treatment Under South African law, foreign-owned companies are required to sell 30% of their subsidiaries to shareholders who ...

New rules may allow foreign firms to invest in transformation initiatives instead of giving up ownership. Operators say fair ...

After White House Clash, South Africa Sets the Stage for Starlink Approval. ... “Starlink is not allowed to operate in South Africa, because I’m not black,” he posted on X in March.

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!

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) says it has not received an application from Elon Musk's Starlink internet service to operate in South Africa.

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 plans to push ahead with a policy directive that provides a workaround to Black-ownership requirements in the telecommunications industry, aiming to encourage Elon Musk ...

Musk has repeatedly denounced the Black ownership laws and said on social media that Starlink wasn’t able to get a license to operate in South Africa because he was white. South African ...

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 ...

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 benefit the Starlink ...