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US company SpaceX, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, is suspending service in South Africa for terminals of its global satellite communications system Starlink, local media reported.

🛰 The Starlink system will cease operations throughout the country by April 30, media added, following the refusal of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa to grant a license for Starlink Internet access terminals to operate in the country.

Elon Musk’s company faced a ban in South Africa for not meeting a legal requirement that mandates 30% ownership by historically marginalized groups to obtain telecom licenses, rendering Starlink terminal usage illegal.