South Africa not giving 'special dispensation' to Musk's Starlink, minister says

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa's Communications Minister Solly Malatsi said on Tuesday that his proposed draft policy that recognises alternatives to Black ownership requirements was not only meant for Elon Musk's Starlink. Last Friday, Malatsi's department proposed the recognition of so-called "equity equivalent" investment programmes in the information and communication technology sector, which could encourage SpaceX's Starlink and other communications companies to operate in the country. "We are not attempting to open a special dispensation for Starlink or any other company or an individual."