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Good Morning Dear Friends... Allow me to greet you with Christmas cheer and blessings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is my hope that this holiday season blesses you and yours with health and happiness. I'd like to take this opportunity to inspire personal reflection. Did you waste your time on people who are toxic, in 2025? Did you spend your time in the gossip girls club? Did you chase drama and influencers that clearly want to sell you their wares and would say or do anything to monetize your attention and or engagements? The best Christmas gift you can give yourself is to unshackle yourself from dopamine drama, wicked people, hateful envious personalities that spend their time, unsuccessfully, comparing themselves to others doing far better. 2026 is a new canvas, a new bridge to better living with purpose. Give your mind peace and tranquility to perform optimally and without wasteful worship on nobodies panhandling for your engagements. Make 2026 a year you escaped the trap that social media ensnares millions with. Namely, division. Unplug from them and make God, family and personal pursuits priority. Merry Christmas and may the Lord bless and keep you and yours in the coming new year. In Christ, Michael

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DjMilesSA1 retweeted

MDN NEWS @MDNnewss

7 months ago

South Africa opens door for Starlink with relaxed ownership rules Telecommunications, Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has ordered the industry regulator to relax strict equity requirements, effectively opening the door for international companies like SpaceX's Starlink to enter the market. The policy directive, gazetted on Friday, December 12, instructs the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) to "urgently consider alignment" of its rules with national black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) codes. This compels the regulator to recognise Equity Equivalent Investment Programmes (EEIPs) as a valid alternative to the long-standing mandate that telecoms licensees must sell 30% of their local equity to historically disadvantaged groups (HDG). For years, this 30% rule has been the primary obstacle for Starlink, as its parent company SpaceX maintains a global policy of 100% ownership of its subsidiaries. The new EEIP framework allows qualifying multinationals to meet empowerment obligations by investing in local skills development, enterprise support, infrastructure, and digital inclusion initiatives instead of divesting shares. Minister Malatsi framed the directive as a necessary step to unlock "national and international investments" critical for bridging the digital divide and improving connectivity. He anticipates criticism that the move is tailored for Starlink but argues the policy applies equally to all licensees. Notably, SpaceX had publicly endorsed the shift towards an equity-equivalent model in its submissions to Icasa as recently as August. The directive also represents a significant power shift within government. By forcing Icasa to accept EEIPs approved by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC), regulatory gatekeeping authority moves from the independent regulator to the executive cabinet. This could streamline approvals but has raised questions about regulatory independence. If Icasa complies, as legally expected, Starlink's path to offering satellite internet services in South Africa will be clear. The move is likely to intensify competition in a market where affordable, high-speed internet access remains a pressing need. The regulator now faces the task of amending its regulations to enact the minister's instructions.

MDNnewss's tweet photo. South Africa opens door for Starlink with relaxed ownership rules

Telecommunications, Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has ordered the industry regulator to relax strict equity requirements, effectively opening the door for international companies like SpaceX's Starlink to enter the market.

The policy directive, gazetted on Friday, December 12, instructs the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) to "urgently consider alignment" of its rules with national black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) codes.

This compels the regulator to recognise Equity Equivalent Investment Programmes (EEIPs) as a valid alternative to the long-standing mandate that telecoms licensees must sell 30% of their local equity to historically disadvantaged groups (HDG).

For years, this 30% rule has been the primary obstacle for Starlink, as its parent company SpaceX maintains a global policy of 100% ownership of its subsidiaries.

The new EEIP framework allows qualifying multinationals to meet empowerment obligations by investing in local skills development, enterprise support, infrastructure, and digital inclusion initiatives instead of divesting shares.

Minister Malatsi framed the directive as a necessary step to unlock "national and international investments" critical for bridging the digital divide and improving connectivity.

He anticipates criticism that the move is tailored for Starlink but argues the policy applies equally to all licensees. Notably, SpaceX had publicly endorsed the shift towards an equity-equivalent model in its submissions to Icasa as recently as August.

The directive also represents a significant power shift within government. By forcing Icasa to accept EEIPs approved by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC), regulatory gatekeeping authority moves from the independent regulator to the executive cabinet. This could streamline approvals but has raised questions about regulatory independence.

If Icasa complies, as legally expected, Starlink's path to offering satellite internet services in South Africa will be clear. The move is likely to intensify competition in a market where affordable, high-speed internet access remains a pressing need. The regulator now faces the task of amending its regulations to enact the minister's instructions.

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Elon Musk

@elonmusk

7 months ago

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DjMilesSA @DjMilesSA1

8 months ago

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