US EditionSouth Africa rejects Musk claim Starlink can't operate there because he's not Black
- South Africa rejected Elon Musk's claim that his Starlink company could not operate there due to his race.
- Clayson Monyela from the foreign affairs department stated, "Sir, that’s not true, and you know it! It’s got nothing to do with your skin color."
- The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa noted it has not received any application from Starlink or SpaceX for operation in the country.
- TechCentral reported that SpaceX urged ICASA to reconsider the 30% ownership requirement for foreign-owned telecommunications licensees.
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Elon Musk Says South Africa Banned Starlink Because He’s ‘Not Black’
Elon Musk claimed Friday that Starlink, his satellite internet company, is unable to operate in South Africa because he is “not black.” SpaceX, the satellite service’s parent company, is prohibited from entering the South African market due to the country’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) regulations, which are meant to “enhance the economic participation of black […] Elon Musk Says South Africa Banned Starlink Because He’s ‘Not …
FACT CHECK | South Africa hasn't 'banned' Starlink because Musk isn't black
After claiming that Starlink was not allowed to operate in South Africa because he is not black, Elon Musk reposted a claim that the country had banned Starlink. This is untrue. Starlink owner SpaceX has not applied for a licence to operate in SA.
Starlink: South Africa rejects Musk claim
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. Musk, in his latest rebuke of the country where he was born and went to school, wrote on X, “Starlink is not allowed to operate in South Africa, because I’m not black”. A senior official at the foreign affairs department, Clayson Monyela, responded emphatically on the social media pla…
Musk falsely claims Starlink blocked in South Africa over race
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 regulator said Starlink had not applied for a license.
Elon Musk claims South African race law poses roadblock for Starlink: ‘Not allowed to operate because I’m not black’
Elon Musk ripped South African laws that require 30% of a company's equity to be owned by Black South Africans, claiming the ‘openly racist’ law poses a roadblock for his Starlink satellite network in the country.
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