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Elon Musk’s attacks on equality laws trigger dispute over Starlink in South Africa

  • Starlink has expanded rapidly, launching in 27 new markets and tripling its internet traffic last year.
  • Elon Musk criticized South Africa's Black empowerment law, calling it "openly racist," while President Donald Trump threatened to cut funding over it.
  • SpaceX is awaiting permission to launch Starlink in South Africa amid political debates about exemptions to empowerment rules.
  • Gareth Cliff faced backlash for his comments on Musk and Trump, with many accusing him of racism on social media.
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🔒 FT: Elon Musk’s attacks on equality laws trigger dispute over Starlink in South Africa

Key topics South Africa’s ruling coalition divided over Starlink’s Black empowerment rules. Musk criticizes Black empowerment policies as “racist” amid Starlink delays. ANC pushes for strict empowerment laws; DA suggests Starlink exemption. Sign up for your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider to keep you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here. The seventh BizNews…

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Elon Musk's interventions are making Starlink's global expansion more complicated

Elon Musk wants to launch Starlink services in South Africa.Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesElon Musk's political interventions are beginning to be a problem for SpaceX.The rocket firm is attempting to launch Starlink in South Africa even as Musk criticizes the country's laws as "openly racist."Ontario ripped up a Starlink contract in response to the threat of US tariffs from Musk ally Donald Trump.Elon Musk has thrown himself head-first into polit…

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Gareth Cliff dragged over 'racist' views after Trump's SA snub

Former 5FM shock jock Gareth Cliff has been criticised over his “racist” remarks concerning US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s comments about South Africa. The CliffCentral founder has shared his “fun” at fellow South Africans who took offense to Trump’s claims that “certain classes of people” were being “treated very badly” in the country. GARETH CLIFF TRENDS OVER ‘RACIST’ TWEETS A day after Donald Trump’s claims about South Africa made …

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Elon Musk’s attacks on equality laws trigger dispute over Starlink in South Africa

Ruling coalition is divided over whether to exempt US satellite company from post-apartheid Black empowerment rules

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Starlink's South Africa Launch Delayed As Elon Musk Attacks Equality Laws

Plans to launch Starlink in South Africa are facing delays due to Elon Musk’s attacks on the country’s Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) laws, The Financial Times reports. The policies, designed to mitigate racial inequalities formed under apartheid, require foreign investors in South Africa’s telecom sector to allocate 30% of a project’s equity to Black-owned businesses to qualify for a license. The policy is supported by the African National Co…

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EFF Rejects Starlink’s Bid for Exemption from South Africa’s BEE Laws

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have firmly opposed any exemption for Elon Musk’s satellite company, Starlink, from South Africa’s Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) laws. US-based SpaceX, which owns Starlink, recently petitioned the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to reconsider its licensing rules for foreign-based companies. Current regulations require that any satellite network provider operating in South Africa…

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