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The one@HiLitr_·3h

This isn't math, it's a fast track to a massive fine. You cannot legally resell internet in SA without an ICASA C-ECNS license. Taking a single residential connection and charging 64 people to use it makes you an unlicensed Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP). ICASA doesn't just put the brakes on that—they seize the equipment and prosecute.

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Tactical_Tuck@got_tuck·7h

A starlink device can have 64 WiFi connections! Unit. R7400 divided by 64= R115 p/p once off Monthly R940 divided by 64=R15 p/p p/m How much data do you get for R15? Can’t even update your FB status for that. Sometimes, you should look at the bigger picture and the opportunities that you can create. Start a business. Front the installation and unit costs. Charge related costs per connection. Once the device is paid for, you turning good profit. Now you have a business. Get more devices in the market and you set to turn a small business model into a very profitable big business! Take the same business model into the townships and suburbs. You have an even bigger market for cheap data! If you selling WiFi connections at R50p/m per connection that’s R3200 revenue per device per month you making! Times that by 10 and you making 32k per month! X by 100 and yeah, math is math. You printing money! This will have a knock on effect for the other providers, they loose revenue! How many shares does Cyril have in MTN? How much does he stand to loose? Now, ask yourself again. Why would government put the breaks on cheap data?

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Lethabo@CheetahPlains·22h

As someone who comes from rural areas and has family/friends in rural areas, i know for a fact that my people will never afford Starlink subscription. Musk target market has to be urban areas for this to make business sense. People should stop lying about rural areas for Elon 😂.

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The one@HiLitr_·3h

This isn't math, it's a fast track to a massive fine. You cannot legally resell internet in SA without an ICASA C-ECNS license. Taking a single residential connection and charging 64 people to use it makes you an unlicensed Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP). ICASA doesn't just put the brakes on that—they seize the equipment and prosecute.

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Trish@TrishStuth·4h

@HiLitr_ @CheetahPlains @SALEM_WORD x.com/i/status/20439…

Tactical_Tuck@got_tuck

A starlink device can have 64 WiFi connections! Unit. R7400 divided by 64= R115 p/p once off Monthly R940 divided by 64=R15 p/p p/m How much data do you get for R15? Can’t even update your FB status for that. Sometimes, you should look at the bigger picture and the opportunities that you can create. Start a business. Front the installation and unit costs. Charge related costs per connection. Once the device is paid for, you turning good profit. Now you have a business. Get more devices in the market and you set to turn a small business model into a very profitable big business! Take the same business model into the townships and suburbs. You have an even bigger market for cheap data! If you selling WiFi connections at R50p/m per connection that’s R3200 revenue per device per month you making! Times that by 10 and you making 32k per month! X by 100 and yeah, math is math. You printing money! This will have a knock on effect for the other providers, they loose revenue! How many shares does Cyril have in MTN? How much does he stand to loose? Now, ask yourself again. Why would government put the breaks on cheap data?

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The one@HiLitr_·4h

Mama Joy is currently in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court trying to find the Unsubscribe button on Gayton McKenzie’s budget cuts. She knows Danny Jordaan is her last hope for a business-class seat to America. Nothing says 'Super-fan' like standing by a man accused of stealing R1.3m just to keep your frequent flyer status.

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The one@HiLitr_·4h

@TrishStuth @CheetahPlains @SALEM_WORD You completely ignored the argument: affordability. A family in a rural village cannot afford a R12,000 Starlink dish. By arguing that it's actually for 'businesses needing redundancy,' you just admitted the 'saving the rural poor' narrative is a lie. Thanks for proving my point.

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Trish@TrishStuth·6h

The suburbs have cheap, reliable fibre, the suburbs are not the market. Having starlink as redundancy for heavily internet based business since underwater cables can be sabotaged ( Iran recently threatened to do this), also turns out it's useful when governments shut down the internet so they can commit massacres. There are many reasons people might want a satellite based internet service. I'm not sure why you think you should be able to make choices on other people's behalf.

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The one@HiLitr_·9h

Offering it to schools is part of their EEIP proposal—it's literally the cost of doing business to get their license. It's a great PR move to bypass the 30% ownership law, but once the school bell rings, those kids go home to households that still can't afford a R1000+ monthly subscription.

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Saxon African@Saxon_African·9h

@HiLitr_ @CheetahPlains @SALEM_WORD They offered it to 500 rural schools for free

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The one@HiLitr_·9h

While Godongwana is trying to save face by calling it a "holiday," we have to be realistic. Being shut out of the G20 means SA is not in the room when global tax deals, climate finance, and debt restructuring are being negotiated. This "holiday" could have very real, expensive consequences for our economy.

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eNCA@eNCA·11h

South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has been shut out from attending the G20 finance summit in Washington. The United States reportedly refused to accredit him and other top officials, including Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago. enca.com/business-top-s…

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eNCA@eNCA·10h

Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane calls for the maximum sentence for the 58-year-old alleged child rapist. The perpetrator from Dobsonville, Soweto, is expected to appear in the Roodepoort magistrate’s court for raping a 12-year old girl. Tune in to #eNCA, channel #DStv403

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The one@HiLitr_·9h

@eNCA @MmusiMaimane Totally agree. We are tired of seeing predators walk free on technicalities or short sentences. The Roodepoort court must set an example here. It’s time to make the Sex Offenders Register public so these people have nowhere to hide.

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The one@HiLitr_·9h

You can’t call it 'apartheid' to fix what apartheid broke. The race laws of the past were designed to legally bar Black people from owning the economy. The laws of today are restorative—they are the only way to ensure that 90% of the population isn't permanently locked out of the digital revolution. Equality requires active correction, not just passive hope.

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Ernst Roets@ErnstRoets·1d

We have gone full circle. Those who support race laws are now accusing those who oppose race laws of promoting apartheid.

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The one@HiLitr_·9h

China, Russia, and Iran block Starlink: 'National Security.' 🛡️ South Africa asks for 30% local ownership: 'Total Incompetence.' 🤡 The double standard is loud. SA isn't anti-tech; it's pro-sovereignty. If you play in our yard, you play by our rules. #Starlink

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Ndeeleh❤@sleendeel·10h

That guy has every reason in the world on why South Africa is a bad country but he still want to bring his business here😭👍

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The one@HiLitr_·9h

Let’s be real: You don't spend your time trashing a country’s reputation on a global stage and then turn around and try to 'save' it out of kindness. Starlink isn't a gift; it’s a business expansion. Don't confuse profit-seeking with philanthropy.

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Brown@YoursBrown·1d

So we are expected to believe that the same man who spreads misinformation about our Country any chance he gets wants to give us more internet access from the goodness of his heart?

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The one@HiLitr_·9h

@azania1023 Why should local companies follow strict empowerment laws while a foreign giant gets a 'free pass' just because of a brand name? Respect to Namibia and SA for holding the line. If you want the market, you invest in the people. Period.

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Azania@azania1023·19h

Namibia says if Elon Musk wants Starlink to operate on Namibia,51% of the company must be owned by Namibians. South Africa says 30% must be owned by South Africans. Afrika is not standing down.

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The one@HiLitr_·9h

@JacintaNgobese @MaakweGift Exactly. He treats the country like a corporate subsidiary rather than a sovereign nation. Every crisis gets a 'task team' or a 'steering committee' instead of decisive leadership. We don’t need a CEO to manage the decline; we need a President to stop it.

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Jacinta Ngobese🇿🇦@JacintaNgobese·10h

South Africa doesn’t have a President, it has a businessman parading as a President

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The one@HiLitr_·9h

If ICASA bypasses its own 30% local ownership rules for a billionaire because he’s loud on X, every other multinational will demand the same "special" treatment. The government fears that if they bend for Elon, they lose the ability to enforce B-BBEE and local equity rules on anyone else. They don’t want to look like they can be bullied into changing national laws by a PR campaign.

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In A Nutshell🥜@Markosonke1·21h

OK So let me understand… what exactly is the government going to lose by allowing Starlink? 🤔 Because right now, the more they say NO, the more Elon goes on his own platform and drags them… and we all know how that ends 😅 Fighting a half-a-trillionaire on the internet… on HIS app… is like arguing with a referee who owns the stadium At some point we must decide: do we want faster, competitive in broadband, do we want to continue being undermined, monopolize by Vodacom, do we want cheaper internet… or we just enjoy losing battles publicly? 🇿🇦📡

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The one@HiLitr_·10h

Exactly this. We shouldn't be compromising our regulatory standards for corporate interests. If Starlink actually cared about 'connecting the unconnected,' they would have stayed the course with ICASA instead of walking away last year. National infrastructure requires trust and compliance, full stop

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Africa Research Desk@MightiJamie·11h

1. Starlink is not “cheap internet” 2. The reason why Starlink does not have a license is because they withdrew their application in January of 2025. 3. A satellite internet company license requires trustworthy operators who will not abuse that power or exploit the people.

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The one@HiLitr_·10h

This platform is the only place where you can literally bite the hand that feeds and there won't be any consequences.

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The one@HiLitr_·20h

First he’s the Messiah, now he’s a Medical Doctor, and by April 27th he’s apparently the harbinger of things 'not pleasant.' Trump is playing every role in the 2026 movie except the one where he stays off Truth Social for five minutes.

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