Elon Musk's criticism of South Africa's B-BBEE policy sparks controversy as SpaceX seeks a license for Starlink. Analysts emphasize the need for consistent business policies, while others highlight the importance of addressing historical inequalities.
Calls to drop B- BBEE for Starlink ’s South Africa n license face backlash, with analysts asserting the need for consistency in business policies.American tech billionaire Elon Musk may be wielding enormous influence in negatively tilting US relations towards South Africa , but a local political analyst has underscored the importance of government not wavering on its broad-based black economic empowerment policy.
Amid the Musk controversy, his company SpaceX yesterday emerged among several entities presenting bids before the Independent Communications Authority of SA public hearings in Centurion for the proposed new licensing framework for satellite services.
“Elon is an opportunist who – due to seizing state power in the US with Donald Trump – wants to use that to force SA to do business with his company in his own terms,” said Swana. “The constitution of 1996 put clear provisions to stop inequality based on race and to neutralise the multi-generational effects of economic apartheid and European settler colonialism.
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