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WATCH | Solly Malatsi in parliament to answer questions about relaxing BEE

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 06: Solly Malatsi (Minister of Communications) at the unveiling of Connect Every Child ICT Programme at MTN Innovation Centre on August 06, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The programme calls on South Africans to join the drive to donate 30 000 devices to bring connectivity and the promise of a brighter future to all children in schools across the country. (Photo by Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle)
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 06: Solly Malatsi (Minister of Communications) at the unveiling of Connect Every Child ICT Programme at MTN Innovation Centre on August 06, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The programme calls on South Africans to join the drive to donate 30 000 devices to bring connectivity and the promise of a brighter future to all children in schools across the country. (Photo by Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle) (Lubabalo Lesolle)

Communications minister Solly Malatsi is appearing before parliament to answer to the department's decision to make amendments to BEE laws.

This will likely create a better chance for Elon Musk’s Starlink to operate in SA. 

The move has drawn sharp criticism from the ANC, with one senior leader describing it as “a win for the DA”. An organisation advocating for the ICT sector called it illegal.

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