#FirstThingsFirst - Amending BEE rules for communications service providers

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Communications Minister, Solly Malatsi could be in for a grilling in Parliament today, after the Communications Portfolio Committee summoned him over a directive that could see billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink land in South Africa. This follows Malatsi's department publishing a policy directive for public comment last week, sparking speculation that government had been swayed to bend the rules for Musk.
26 May 10PM English South Africa Entertainment News

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