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SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks on a screen during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. File photo: REUTERS/NACHO DOCE
SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks on a screen during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. File photo: REUTERS/NACHO DOCE

Communications minister Mondli Gungubele has disclosed that the government has not blocked Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network from operating in SA. Instead, it is the US satellite company that has not applied for an operating licence in the country.

The DA says that the reason Starlink has not yet applied for a licence is due to unfavourable regulations.

Business Day TV delves further into this with Business Day business writer Mudiwa Gavaza.

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