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  1. Luis

    Starlink launches in Côte d'Ivoire before South Africa

    Starlink launches in 27th African country before South Africa SpaceX's satellite Internet service Starlink has launched in the West African country of the Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), its 27th market on the continent. Starlink is offering two uncapped Internet packages for home users, both of...
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  3. Luis

    Inside the clandestine Chinese and Russian plot to disable Starlink

    South African allies allegedly in secret plot to attack and destroy Starlink The Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China, two of South Africa's most powerful partners in the BRICS economic alliance, are allegedly secretly planning to destroy Elon Musk's Starlink. A host of...
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  4. Luis

    Nolo Letele was a director at MultiChoice and Naspers and is now aiding Starlink's expansion across Africa

    MultiChoice veteran who was handpicked by Koos Bekker now steers Starlink rollout in Southern Africa The respected businessman credited with pioneering MultiChoice's expansion beyond South Africa is the chairman of an Internet service provider (ISP) reselling Starlink across Southern Africa...
  5. Luis

    Starlink will disrupt mobile and fibre operators in South Africa — Vodacom veteran

    Former Vodacom heavyweight has a message about Starlink in South Africa Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite technology like Starlink is going to disrupt incumbent networks around the world, including mobile and fibre operators in South Africa. That is the view of industry veteran Jannie van Zyl...
  6. Luis

    ICASA outlines steps for satellite Internet providers to get a licence in South Africa

    ICASA lays out what Starlink must do to operate in South Africa The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has laid out exactly what satellite Internet providers, such as SpaceX's Starlink, must do to operate legally in the country. In a Government Gazette general notice...
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  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Roelof Botha joins SpaceX board

    Roelof Botha joins SpaceX board SpaceX said it had elected Roelof Botha, a long-time Sequoia Capital investor, to join the board as an independent director. The move comes less than a week after the Elon Musk-led company’s record-setting initial public offering.
  8. Luis

    Elon Musk and his time at Pretoria Boys High School explained

    Elon Musk and his time at Pretoria Boys High School explained Many people continue to associate Elon Musk being severely beaten by bullies as a teenager with Pretoria Boys High School, even though the record of events has been corrected several times. One of Musk’s former classmates at Boys...
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  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Starlink is having a tough time with approvals in India

    Starlink is having a tough time with approvals in India India has effectively frozen approvals for Elon Musk’s space-based internet service Starlink to begin commercial operations, due to concerns over the use of its satellite terminals in the Iran war, according to people familiar with the...
  10. Luis

    Google's $920 million per month cloud deal with SpaceX

    Google's $920 million per month cloud deal with SpaceX Alphabet Inc.’s Google has agreed to pay Elon Musk’s SpaceX $920 million a month for computing power as part of a cloud services deal that runs through mid-2029. Google will pay SpaceX the monthly fee from October this year through June...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Starship V3 rocket completes first mission

    Starship V3 rocket completes first mission SpaceX’s upgraded Starship successfully deployed mock satellites and returned to Earth largely unscathed, though its booster spun out of control and broke apart over the Gulf of Mexico. The gigantic rocket’s twelfth major test flight was a successful...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Small SA village that caught Elon Musk's attention

    Small SA village that caught Elon Musk's attention Arniston in the Western Cape is a sleepy fishing village where the water is pristine, there are no crowds, there is one notable hotel, and scientific equipment regularly passes through its narrow streets. The village is near the Denel Overberg...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Elon Musk says Starlink was offered a pretend black owner “bribe” to launch in South Africa

    Elon Musk says Starlink was offered a pretend black owner “bribe” to launch in South Africa Elon Musk has alleged his satellite Internet company, Starlink, was given the opportunity to "bribe" its way to a telecoms licence in South Africa by "pretending" a black person ran the company's local...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    SpaceX aiming for record valuation with IPO

    SpaceX aiming for record valuation with IPO SpaceX boosted its target initial public offering (IPO) valuation above $2 trillion (R33.89 trillion), according to people familiar with the matter. The world’s most valuable startup is gearing up to pitch potentially the biggest-ever market debut...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Another blow for Boeing's Moon mission contracts

    Another blow for Boeing's Moon mission contracts Nasa is revising its Moon-landing plans, reducing Boeing’s role while elevating SpaceX’s Starship rocket to do the job of propelling astronauts to lunar orbit, people familiar with the matter said. Under the original plan set years ago...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    SpaceX and xAI working on secretive drone swarming project

    SpaceX and xAI working on secretive drone swarming project Elon Musk’s SpaceX and wholly owned subsidiary xAI are competing in a secretive new Pentagon contest to produce voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarming technology, according to people familiar with the matter. The entry of the two...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Starlink makes service free in Iran amid violent anti-government protests

    Starlink makes service free in Iran amid violent anti-government protests Elon Musk’s SpaceX is now offering free Starlink satellite service in Iran amid deadly protests and a days-long Internet blackout. SpaceX has waived the Starlink subscription fee in Iran, so people with receivers in...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Starlink rallying support for Namibia law change to allow launch

    Starlink rallying support for Namibia law change to allow launch Elon Musk’s Starlink urged Namibians to provide comment on proposed amendments to the country’s regulations as part of the satellite-internet operator’s efforts to obtain a license without ceding ownership. The Communications...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Starlink Wi-Fi coming to Emirates planes

    Starlink Wi-Fi coming to Emirates planes Emirates is planning to use SpaceX’s Starlink to upgrade the onboard Wi-Fi in its fleet, according to people familiar with the matter, even though the service isn’t currently approved by the government. The Dubai-based airline — the world’s most...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Unused Starlink dishes must be updated or they could be bricked for good

    Unused Starlink dishes must be updated or they could be bricked for good Starlink has warned customers with dishes that have been dormant for 21 months to activate the hardware by 17 November 2025 to avoid it becoming permanently inoperable. The satellite Internet service began sending...
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    Vodacom not launching Starlink services in SA soon

    Vodacom not launching Starlink services in SA soon Vodacom says it will not offer Starlink services in South Africa at this stage, although it does plan to roll it out across its entire footprint over time. “We aim to launch these services across our footprint once individual regulatory...
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