Elon Musk Claims South African Race Law Poses Roadblock for Starlink

Elon Musk ripped South African laws that require 30% of a company’s equity to be owned by Black South Africans, claiming the ‘openly racist’ law poses a roadblock for his Starlink satellite network in the country.

Starlink, developed by Musk’s SpaceX rocket company, aims to provide low-cost internet to users “no matter how remote,” according to its website. Musk, who was born and raised in South Africa, reposted on X that the law is “absolutely shameful.”

“Starlink is not allowed to operate in South Africa, because I’m not black,” Musk posted on X on Friday, responding to a video discussing South Africa’s “140 race-based laws.”

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South Africa said it has enacted the policy, known as the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE), to “redress the inequalities of the past.”

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