Starlink might not enjoy the same head-start it has in other markets, opening an opportunity for Project Kuiper.

The Economic Freedom Fighters has vowed to prevent Starlink from operating in the country, but South Africans are divided over the party's plans.

O n March 7, 2025, Elon Musk, the South Africa-born tech billionaire who owns the space aeronautics company SpaceX and the social media platform X, claimed in a post that Starlink, the satellite ...

Ellipsis owner Dominic Cull says it will take up to 18 months for South Africa to finalise amendments that allow players like ...

South Africa-Starlink-Musk FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition, March 9, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) (Susan Walsh/AP) ...

South Africa Doesn’t Think Starlink’s Plans Are So Slick Musk's internet company is trying to work around the country's ownership rules. By AJ Dellinger Published May 27, 2025 | Comments (59) 𝕏 ...

South Africa’s minister of communications on Tuesday denied accusations that a draft policy watering down Black ownership requirements for tech firms was not proposed to benefit the Starlink ...

South African authorities say Starlink hasn’t formally applied. According to the Starlink website, the service in southern Africa is available in Eswatini, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia ...

South Africa has denied accusations that a draft policy watering down Black ownership requirements for tech firms was not proposed to benefit the Starlink business of white South African-born tech ...