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

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

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

The directive, published in the Government Gazette on Friday, was issued in terms of section 3(2) of the Electronic ...

The African National Congress (ANC) on Saturday hit out at telecommunications minister directive the industry regulator to ...

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

The minister of communications’ move to bypass BEE rules for Starlink sparks controversy, challenging South Africa’s equity ...

MK and the EFF claim minister Solly Malatsi’s policy directive undermines ICT transformation and unlawfully clears the way ...

Namibia is weighing the entry of Starlink as slow and costly internet access fuels debate over improved connectivity and regulation.

South Africa's regulatory battle over Starlink heats up as a new policy directive eases Black ownership rules, paving the way ...