South Africa Musk’s Starlink refuses to bend the rules for giving preference treatment

Johannesburg: South Africa’s Communications Minister denied allegations on Tuesday that a draft policy that reduced black -owned requirements for technical firms did not propose to benefit the Starlink Business of Technical Billionaire Elon Musk, born in the White South African. Under the South African law, foreign -owned companies need to sell 30% of their subsidiaries to shareholders who are black, or deprived of other racial groups that are deprived of the apartheid system of white minority rules to obtain licenses. However, Communications Minister Solli Malatsi on Friday proposed to reduce the need by motivating the criticism of various political parties. He carried forward the instructions received with us from South African President Cyril Ramfosa At the White House, President Donald Trump, when Trump claimed the baseless that white South African farmers were being systematically killed. A senior lawmaker, Khusela Dicko questioned the time of instructions and was the Desh Musk’s Starlink Satellite Telecom backwards backwards to adjust the business. On Tuesday, Malati appeared in front of Parliament in Cape Town to protect the move and denied suggestions that it was specifically introduced for Starlink. The MPs questioned whether the instructions were opening the playground correctly for foreign players or tampering with the government’s economic empowerment agenda through catering for the starlink. Musk has repeatedly condemned the black ownership laws and stated on social media that Starlink was not able to obtain a license to operate in South Africa as he was white. South African officials say Starlink has not formally implemented. Malatsi said that the rules would allow more than one new operator to enter the market, promoting competition. “We are not trying to open a special dispensation for a starlink or any other company or someone,” Malatsi said working on the policy direction that started around September, and was not inspired by the recent meeting between Trump and Ramposa. The minister said, “We have no conspiracy regarding this policy direction.” 30 days have been given to send stakeholders, industry players and public to submission and provide comments before finalizing the framework.