Elon Musk returned to his website X with an out-of-pocket and unseasoned claim about his satellite internet service Starlink: “Starlink is not allowed to operate in South Africa because I’m not black.” came in response to South African billionaire Rob Hersov’s interview with The Rubin Report, in which he complained about “140 race-based laws in South Africa, all anti-white,” and thanked Donald Trump and “America” for “taking notice, because we are on the edge of the socialist abyss.”
(X/@elonmusk) (X/@MarioNawfal)The truth? Starlink faces the same regulatory requirements as any telecommunications company in post-apartheid South Africa—including Microsoft, which just announced an R5.4 billion ($296 million) investment there. “Sir, that’s NOT true, and you know it! It’s got nothing to do with your skin color,” responded Clayson Monyela, South Africa’s head of diplomacy, to Musk’s egregious claim. “Starlink is welcome to operate in ZA, provided there’s compliance with local laws.”
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