South Africa’s telecommunications minister directed the industry regulator to amend its rules on local ownership, which could ...

Starlink has taken a significant step toward operating in South Africa following a regulatory breakthrough that allows ...

SpaceX unit Starlink landed a new deal for direct-to-cell coverage in 14 African countries. Here's the details of the ...

Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya asserts that ICASA must independently evaluate the controversial Starlink policy ...

South Africa’s Starlink internet push faces mounting political resistance over proposed changes to telecom ownership laws.

South Africa will amend rules on local Black ownership requirements after a directive from the telecommunications minister, ...

South Africa has amended its ‘Black Economic Empowerment’ (BEE) rules, allowing Starlink to operate via rural school internet ...

Icasa instructed to recognise equity-equivalent investment programmes in its licensing rules, saying the current framework is ...

SA's Presidency states Elon Musk’s Starlink can enter the country, but only if it complies with local laws, while G20 ...

If a minister uses policy discretion to rewrite BEE ownership requirements, that is not flexibility but overreach. When executive authority dilutes laws for convenience or political cost, the rule of ...

South Africa’s communications minister has ordered a policy change that allows Elon Musk's Starlink and other foreign-owned ...

Government officials are fighting in South Africa in attempts to get Starlink licensed locally. Here's what's going on.