Starlink operates in nearly 30 African countries, often on cut-price licences and with no local entity. Faced with this ...

The regulator published a notice in the Government Gazette, clarifying the licensing requirements for Internet providers ...

On Monday, South Africa’s communications regulator gave prospective satellite operators an unusually candid pi ...

Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite technology like Starlink is going to disrupt incumbent networks around the world, including ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s communications minister ordered a policy change Friday that allows Elon Musk’s Starlink and other foreign-owned satellite internet providers to operate in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images On May 20, 2025, Elon Musk, the South Africa-born tech billionaire who owns the space aeronautics company SpaceX ...

Starlink is unlikely to gain permission to operate in South Africa any time soon, according to a local communications sector expert. Dominic Cull, a regulatory expert at communications sector legal ...

In March, we covered a report by connectivity research firm Opensignal, which looked at the performance of the divisive Starlink across Africa, and how its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite technology ...

Elon Musk, despite being born and raised in South Africa, is still stymied in the country as far as his Starlink broadband service is concerned. SpaceX first applied for permission many years ago.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk seen between the blurred images of SA-born golf legends Retief Goosen and Ernie Els, during a meeting between US President Donald Trump and SA President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval ...

The Trump administration has reportedly used its tariff negotiations to pressure countries into fast-tracking deals with Elon Musk’s satellite internet service Starlink. South Africa does not appear ...