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Storm brewing over Starlink access in South Africa | SA News

Staff Writer
 ·15 Dec 2025

The parliamentary committee that oversees South Africa’s telecommunications industry called for the withdrawal of a policy directive that would enable Elon Musk’s SpaceX and other satellite-internet companies to operate in the country without ceding ownership.

Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi last week published an official notice asking the industry regulator to amend its rules.

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