Starlink argued that its global policy does not allow for dilution of ownership, and that the 30% local shareholding requirement hinders foreign investment in South Africa. As an alternative ...

However, South Africa's telecommunications regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), told the BBC in March that Starlink wasn't banned from the country at all.

The tussle between Starlink boss Elon Musk and South Africa over the company's failure to launch in the country stems from the nation's black empowerment laws, and could be one factor behind the ...

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 ...

“Starlink is not allowed to operate in South Africa, because I’m not black,” Musk, who was also born in South Africa before immigrating to Canada and later the U.S., said in a post on X.

South Africa's government plans to implement a policy directive that allows satellite services like Elon Musk's Starlink to operate in the country without meeting Black-ownership requirements. The ...

In a letter submitted to South Africa’s communications authority last November, Starlink argued that it could contribute to goals the government had set out to provide affordable, high-speed ...

South Africa on Friday rejected a claim by multibillionaire Elon Musk that his Starlink satellite company could not operate in the country because he is not Black, and its telecoms regulator said ...

JOHANNESBURG >> South Africa today rejected a claim by multibillionaire Elon Musk that his Starlink satellite company could not operate in the country because he is not Black, and its telecoms ...

Starlink operates in several African countries including South Africa's neighbors of Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Eswatini, according to the company's coverage maps.

After White House Clash, South Africa Sets the Stage for Starlink Approval A proposed regulatory change would allow Elon Musk’s satellite company and others like it to get a license without ...

South Africa on Friday rejected a claim by multibillionaire Elon Musk that his Starlink satellite company could not operate in the country because he is not Black, and its telecoms regulator said ...