[yourNEWS.com] Elon Musk has claimed that South Africa is barring Starlink from operating in the country due to race-based ownership laws, sparking widespread debate over government regulations and internet accessibility.
By yourNEWS Media Newsroom
Elon Musk stated that Starlink has been prohibited from operating in South Africa due to government-mandated racial ownership requirements, claiming that the satellite internet service is blocked because he is “not black.”
“Starlink is not allowed to operate in South Africa, because I’m not black,” Musk posted on Twitter.
Despite Starlink’s expansion across 17 African nations, including Namibia, Mozambique, and Botswana, South Africa—the continent’s largest economy—remains absent from the network, according to Business Insider Africa.
Under South Africa’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BB-BEE) laws, companies in the communications sector must be at least 30% black-owned to obtain an operating license. These requirements, aimed at redressing historical inequalities, have been widely criticized for limiting foreign investment and economic growth.
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