South Africa’s Starlink drama is heating up.
Communications Minister Solly Malatsi wants to change the black economic empowerment (BEE) rules to allow Starlink to launch in the country, whether the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) likes it or not. On Tuesday, Malatsi said his department was instead looking at equity equivalent investment programmes (EEIPs).
Quick explainer: EEIPs are basically an alternative to Mzansi’s normal BEE ownership rules for multinational companies.
If a telecoms company wants to operate in South Africa, it must be at least 30% owned by…
E-commerce Growth: The e-commerce sector in South Africa is rapidly growing,
with increasing online shopping and digital payment solutions.
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A child can play with anything including his mother’s breast but not his father’s testicles.
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Fun South African Fact: The national animal of South Africa is the Springbok, the only southern African gazelle.