South African retail investors go all-in on SpaceX IPO
South African retail investors poured more than R100m into SpaceX on its first day of trading, shattering EasyEquities’ previous IPO record…
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Ramaphosa, Khusela Diko and Icasa have failed to explain why Starlink cannot use ‘equity equivalence’ the same way Google and Microsoft do…
SpaceX: an investment option on the future
The world’s largest-ever IPO is in the works, with Elon Musk aiming for a June listing. Is the hype for this $1.75-trillion company justified?…
Starlink: don’t debate Musk – debate rural connectivity
Shutting marginalised communities out of internet access because of gripes about Elon Musk is a disservice to South Africans…
How to play Africa’s satellite revolution
While South Africa obsesses over BEE, low earth orbit satellite broadband networks – like Starlink – are beaming high-speed internet across the continent…
Starlink and parliament’s theatre of the absurd
A fractious grandstanding session by members of the EFF, MK and ANC means any Starlink concessions are no shoo-in…
Is Starlink set for blast-off with BEE policy shift?
Elon Musk’s satellite internet operator may yet operate in South Africa, pending a proposed change in BEE rules…
Why Starlink looks set to get its way in South Africa
Communications regulator Icasa could be more flexible when it comes to Black ownership targets by allowing for ‘equity equivalence programmes’…
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