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South Africa is said to halt Starlink talks as US tensions escalate
Talks to license Starlink in South Africa have reportedly stalled over tensions with the Donald Trump administration in the US.
Tensions between the parties now appear to be escalating further, with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesman, Vincent Ngwenya, reportedly telling Bloomberg News that South Africa would not pursue an investment by Starlink at all costs. In its written submission to Icasa ahead of this week’s public hearings, SpaceX told the regulator that it ought to rethink the rules requiring 30% shareholding by “historically disadvantaged” groups, TechCentral first reported earlier this month. Elon Musk“By aligning the licensing and ownership regulations with the ICT sector code – which recognises equity equivalent programmes as an alternative to local shareholding – Icasa could remove a significant barrier to foreign satellite operators.
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