US EditionSouth Africa eases affirmative action regulations on Starlink and others that Musk said were racist
South Africa's new policy lets foreign satellite firms meet affirmative-action rules through skills training instead of 30% local equity, aiding rural internet expansion, officials said.
- South Africa's communications minister ordered policy changes allowing foreign companies like Elon Musk's Starlink to operate without requiring local Black or non-white ownership.
- The new policy allows foreign companies to invest in "equity equivalent" programs like skills training instead of selling equity to meet affirmative action criteria.
- Musk had accused South Africa of having "openly racist ownership laws" by requiring 30% local ownership by Black or other disadvantaged groups.
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South Africa eases affirmative action regulations on Starlink and others that Musk said were racist
South Africa’s communications minister has ordered a policy change that allows Elon Musk's Starlink and other foreign-owned satellite internet providers to operate in the country without selling 30% of their local equity to Black or other non-white owners.
Miguna takes on Elon Musk over ‘Anti-White Laws’ Claim
NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 13 — Kenyan lawyer Miguna Miguna says it is ‘ridiculous’ for Elon Musk to claim that South Africa now has more “anti-white laws” than during the apartheid era. In a statement on his X account, Miguna argued Musk’s assertion fundamentally misrepresents the nature and legacy of apartheid in South Africa. Miguna said apartheid laws systematically ‘treated Black Africans as subhuman, with no rights’, “Apartheid laws justified tort…
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