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@LwaziMBK It has been my plea and people don’t understand the benefits of regulations that benefits locally developed solutions. Last week I lost a deal to a UK platform which doesn’t have half of what we have but is “considering it”…now I wonder, why can I not be granted an opportunity

Our government could easily 10x grow our tech sector by just simply putting legislation that forces all government departments to start using locally developed software and hardware also they could cut down cost by legislative guidelines on use of open source software.

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.

@LwaziMBK Witchcraft!

Americans are so dumb it’s unbelievable.

We don't owe @elonmusk #DefendSouthAfrica

@gndzongana We can’t waste our #madlanga commision on #elon crying. No. That would be waste of tax payers money.

Elon Musk has raised a very serious issue: the South African government allegedly wanted him to operate in the country through fake fronting, while some government officials demanded bribes for Starlink to be allowed to operate. These allegations cannot simply be dismissed. They are raising serious concerns, and South Africans must demand clear answers on how American and other foreign companies are operating in our country. We may assume that foreign companies are complying with the law, but in reality, many are not — they are reportedly paying bribes to government officials to do business. Musk’s allegations warrant investigation by the Madlanga Commission. It should examine how Microsoft, Amazon, and other American and foreign companies are operating in South Africa, and identify the individuals who are the beneficiaries of the 30% ownership requirements.

There are currently 193 member states in the United Nations. Surely, there's good money to be made out of 192 markets. It's okay to move on!

@CmelaneAsso @feziledhlamini_ Thank you for sharing.

@kimardamina @feziledhlamini_

Academic qualifications? Trivago?

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@buffys Elon Musk

delete ONE thing from this world

@piersmorgan Who is he clocking it from? Those who were given access? Now he wants a fight against those who weren’t fighting him.

Sorry, WHAT!? So, having demanded the Strait be opened on pain of all Iranian civilisation being ended, President Trump is now going to shut it himself?

@cb_doge You idiot. You started explaining well then put a full stop where you shouldn’t have. He doesn’t have to sell 30% of his company. Again, you started well, but because you are an idiot, you couldn’t finish in style.

Why Elon Musk is RIGHT to fight South Africa’s racist rules blocking Starlink? Imagine this: Long ago, South Africa had very unfair laws called apartheid. They treated Black people badly and kept them from good jobs and money. When those bad laws ended, the country made new rules (called B-BBEE) to help Black people get a fair share of business. The idea was good – like a big helping hand. But now? For companies like Starlink to sell fast internet, they MUST give away 30% of their business to Black partners. Just because of skin color. Elon Musk was born in South Africa. He left as a teen to chase big dreams. Today, his company SpaceX wants to bring Starlink – super fast satellite internet – to South Africa. But the rules say no unless they give up part of the company. Elon said it right: “Starlink is not allowed because I’m not Black.” SpaceX promised to spend about $30 million (that’s 500 million rand!) to give FREE high-speed internet to 5,000 rural schools. That helps over 2.4 MILLION kids every year learn better, get jobs later, and have a brighter future. Real help for the people who need it most! Starlink already works in about 24 other African countries. Villages there now have internet for school, doctors, and business. South Africa’s villages are missing out because of these racist rules. Elon isn’t asking for special favors. He just wants fair play so Starlink can connect everyone fast. Internet = education, jobs, hope. Why hold back millions of kids over rules that pick by race and color?

@BRICSinfo But why isn’t he doing it? He just all talk

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@FoxNews So he wana stop other countries to pass through because he has been blocked from the WhatsApp group? So he wana fight against those allowed to pass through?

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@DailyLoud Cool. So what is his issue? He can go do business with other countries.

Elon Musk says Starlink can’t be licensed in South Africa due to racism

@feziledhlamini_ Money laundering is a big business. Whatever avenue can help it expand, they are in

Why fintech keeps winning.

@SundayWorldZA Yeah. Waste of money

In Sunday World tomorrow: sundayworld.co.za

In other news.

@MbuyiseniNdlozi Drinking less, vaping more.

This is great news. Well done Mzansi 👊🏾

@MokoenaDee @Mashstartup We already have fragmented political parties. “This one in tech”, “that one in tech”, “Grey in tech”, “StartUpXY”…at this point you wonder, why don’t those ones already unite? When there is a fun to start something, people don’t unite anymore.

Honestly, the South African tech community should consider uniting to form a political party. Not to compete for coalition power or engage in parliamentary conflict, but to expand digital access, standardising regulatory frameworks, and reducing taxes on locally developed technology products.