No Starlink for SA soon with equity hoops to jump through
Musk has objected to the 30% historically disadvantaged ownership requirement
12 February 2025 - 05:00
Elon Musk’s Starlink will not be coming to SA soon if comments by the Independent Communication Authority of SA (Icasa) chair are anything to go by.
Musk, appointed head of the department of government efficiency (Doge) by US President Donald Trump, has objected through Starlink’s parent company, SpaceX, to the 30% historically disadvantaged ownership requirement that SpaceX would be obliged to comply with were it to invest in SA. Since taking office, Musk has slammed SA for what he says are its racially discriminatory policies...
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