Elon Musk said his company Starlink is not allowed to operate in South Africa because he is white in a social media post on Friday. Newsweek reached out to South Africa's Department of Trade, Industry and Competition for comment via email.

Elon Musk has written on his social media platform X to complain that his Starlink satellite internet service is “not allowed to operate in South Africa becau

Elon Musk returned to his website X with an out-of-pocket and unseasoned claim about his satellite internet service Starlink: “Starlink is not allowed to operate in South Africa because I’m not black.

Elon Musk's recent comments on Starlink's operations in South Africa raise questions about misinformation and race.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - 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.

EFF leader Julius Malema has asked Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber if he will revoke Elon Musk's South African

South Africa disputed Elon Musk's claim that Starlink cannot operate there due to racial reasons, clarifying that compliance with local telecom laws, not race, is the issue. The nation's Black Economic Empowerment rules require foreign telecom licensees to sell 30% of local equity to disadvantaged groups.

Elon Musk has drawn an angry response for claiming Starlink is "not allowed to operate in South Africa because I’m not black".