Afrika Day is yet to know its dawn. The poor, seldom listened to or seen to matter, are on the verge of giving up on their hopeless dreams due for burial to waiting yawning graves to swallow to final rest that found no peace in their lifetimes. When Viola Davis said ‘when you are poor no… Continue reading The Oval Office Meeting between President Cyril Ramaphosa and his US Counterpart Donald Trump was more about Starlink than the Contrived Derogatory Claims of White Genocide
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While Clearing Starlink’s Path through Equity Equivalent Programme is Valid, it Doesn’t Exempt it from the 30% Historically Disadvantaged Group Ownership Requirement under the Electronic Communications Act
What is Starlink? Starlink is a satellite internet service launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. It is built on a constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites that deliver high—speed broadband worldwide, particularly to remote and underserved areas. In technical terms, Starlink bypasses traditional terrestrial infrastructure like fiber optics or mobile towers and instead beams internet from orbit… Continue reading While Clearing Starlink’s Path through Equity Equivalent Programme is Valid, it Doesn’t Exempt it from the 30% Historically Disadvantaged Group Ownership Requirement under the Electronic Communications Act
MK Party Opposes Equity Equivalent Investment Programme Proposal as Backdoor to Allow Elon Musk’s Starlink to Operate in SA
The Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party has come out with guns blazing, saying the opening of the window for updated equity equivalent investment programmes is meant to allow big tech players like Elon Musk to have a backdoor entry to the South African market without complying with BEE requirements. The party said this in a statement… Continue reading MK Party Opposes Equity Equivalent Investment Programme Proposal as Backdoor to Allow Elon Musk’s Starlink to Operate in SA
Ramaphosa Reportedly Planning to Appease Elon Musk by Allowing Starlink to Operate in SA Without BEE Partner
With South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the USA to meet with President Donald Trump and other senior government officials, reports have emerged that there is a plan to appease Pretoria-born billionaire Elon Musk. According to Bloomberg, the plan involves allowing Elon Musk to operate Starlink in South Africa without having to partner with a… Continue reading Ramaphosa Reportedly Planning to Appease Elon Musk by Allowing Starlink to Operate in SA Without BEE Partner
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Boycotts G20 Summit in South Africa
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he won’t attend the G20 Summit in Johannesburg this year, accusing South Africa of “doing very bad things” and “anti-Americanism”. The new US top diplomat repeated President Donald Trump’s false claim that Pretoria was confiscating private property and violating human rights, indicating deteriorating relations between South Africa and… Continue reading US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Boycotts G20 Summit in South Africa
“Kill the Boer”: Malema Attacks Zille, Elon Musk
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has dismissed concerns that he has created an international storm by chanting “Killer the Boer, Kill the Farmer” at the party’s 10th-anniversary celebration at FNB Stadium in Soweto over the weekend, saying the courts have exonerated him. The chant grabbed headlines globally, prompting Twitter owner Elon Musk to… Continue reading “Kill the Boer”: Malema Attacks Zille, Elon Musk