South Africa is not changing policy to suit Musk's Starlink, minister
says
South Africa is not planning to water down its Black economic
empowerment laws just to suit Elon Musk's Starlink, a minister said on
Tuesday, responding to criticism of policy changes he announced days
after President Cyril Ramaphosa met Donald Trump.
The policy changes would allow communications companies, including
Starlink, to bypass a requirement to sell 30% of the equity in their
local subsidiaries to historically disadvantaged groups, instead
recognising investments in things like digital infrastructure.
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/south-africa-not-giving-special-dispensation-musks-starlink-minister-says-2025-05-27/
I also heard Trump was wanting other nations to allow Starlink to be
allowed. As in a 'forceful' manner...
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