SA lawmakers slam Starlink plan over ‘back door’ entry

The proposal to amend South Africa’s empowerment regulations is being considered as Musk pushes for his Starlink internet services to be made available in the country.

South Africa’s lawmakers challenged a plan to provide an alternative to Black ownership rules that will pave the way for Elon Musk’s Starlink to operate in Africa’s biggest economy.

“We are not going to accept a situation where our laws are going to be rewritten in Washington,” Sixolisa Gcilishe, a member of the leftist Economic Freedom Fighters, told a meeting on Tuesday in Cape Town.

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