The introduction of the license renewal system itself should have been preceded by a national readiness assessment, followed by a full capacitation of all areas to eliminate delays and backlogs. This failure has led to the corruption of systems where people pay to jump queues.
This is still going through a consultation phase. People and organisations should participate in this process to ensure that their views are taken into consideration in the finalisation of the document.
I suspect that this conflict with Starlink will ultimately be resolved. President Ramaphosa will try everything feasible to attract and retain investors. Obviously there cannot be a separate licensing dispensation to accommodate Musk, but I suspect a solution is possible.