South Africa: Ramaphosa Dismisses Musk's'Racism' Claims Amid Starlink Row | Firstpost Africa | N18G

A big showdown has erupted between South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Pretoria-born billionaire Elon Musk over Starlink's licence. The feud intensified after Musk claimed on his social media platform, X, that Starlink is being blocked in South Africa simply because he was not Black, labelling the country’s Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) laws as 'extremely racist.' President Ramaphosa fired back, dismissing the allegations as 'dishonest' and 'baseless.' He defended the 30% local equity requirement as a vital tool for historical redress, designed to empower those systematically excluded during Apartheid. While Musk compares these regulations to the oppressive laws of the past, Ramaphosa points to US giants like Google and Amazon that have successfully navigated the rules through Equity Equivalent programmes.

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