{"id":94271,"date":"2025-12-14T16:51:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T16:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/eff-accuses-minister-of-undermining-law-for-starlink"},"modified":"2025-12-14T18:12:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T18:12:19","slug":"eff-accuses-minister-of-undermining-law-for-starlink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/eff-accuses-minister-of-undermining-law-for-starlink","title":{"rendered":"EFF Accuses Minister of Undermining Law for Starlink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>In a statement, the EFF says the directive would allow companies to avoid the 30% local ownership requirement, which is meant to protect South Africa\u2019s telecommunications industry.<br \/>\nEconomic Freedom Fighters (EFF)<br \/>\nStarlink<br \/>\nSolly Malatsi<br \/>\nEFF accuses minister of undermining law to allow Starlink bypass BEE requirements<br \/>\nPhoto: Wikimedia Commons\/Official SpaceX Photos<\/p>\n<p>The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has condemned what it has labelled as attempts by the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, to bypass the country\u2019s laws and allow SpaceX\u2019s Starlink to operate in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The party claims Malatsi is using a Ministerial Policy Directive to undermine the Electronic Communications Act and the ICT Sector Code in a bid to allow foreign satellite network operators\u2014like Starlink\u2014to bypass Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) ownership requirements.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the EFF says the directive would allow companies to avoid the 30% local ownership requirement, which is meant to protect South Africa\u2019s telecommunications industry. 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