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    South Africa on Friday rejected a claim by multibillionaire Elon Musk that his Starlink satellite company could not operate in the country because he is not Black, and its telecoms regulator said Starlink had not applied for a licence.
    In his latest rebuke of the country where he was born and went to school, Musk wrote on X, which he also owns: "Starlink is not allowed to operate in South Africa, because I'm not black".
    Clayson Monyela, a senior official at the foreign affairs department, responded emphatically on the social media platform.
    "Sir, that's NOT true & you know it! It's got nothing to do with your skin colour. Starlink is welcome to operate in South Africa provided there's compliance with local laws," Monyela wrote. "This is a global international trade & investment principle."

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    • Per the story, local law requires 30% equity sold to historically disadvantaged groups... presumably based on skin colour?monNom
    • musk is black... look ...he is wearing the black - i´am dark maga- cap...neverscared
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