BN Edge | Piet le Roux: ICASA, Starlink and the true cost of BEE

To sell internet access in South Africa, you first have to show ICASA the race of your shareholders. Sakeliga has now taken the regulator to the Pretoria High Court, but, oddly, not to scrap the 30% black-ownership rule. Chief executive Piet le Roux told Alec Hogg why he chose the narrower fight, why he is no fan of the "equity equivalent" escape route he is asking the court to open, and why he believes local ISPs and radio stations are next in line once Starlink's case is settled. He also answered the question critics keep asking about Elon Musk, explained why voters who tell pollsters they dislike BEE keep backing parties that defend it, and weighed whether a regulator defying its own minister could be the last straw for the GNU.