Starlink plans a $113 million investment to enter South Africa, aiming to boost internet access and meet local regulations.

Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has resumed activating new subscribers in Nigeria and several other African countries.Recall that Starlink temporarily halted ...

In January 2023, Nigeria became the first African market that Starlink entered. Two years later, it now ranks second among internet service providers, which are classified separately from large ...

South Africans have found ways around the current restrictions by registering the kit and services in neighbouring countries.

In the March 2025 quarter, Starlink’s active users in Kenya fell 10.8 percent to 17,066 from 19,146 at the end of last year.

Microsoft announced plans on Dec 14 to bring Internet access via satellite to 10 million people, half of them in Africa, as part of efforts to bridge a digital divide with the developing world.

“Starlink now available in Lesotho!” SA-born Starlink boss Elon Musk said in a post on his platform X. Lesotho is the 23rd ...

South African officials have insisted that the change is not about currying favor with Mr. Musk. The move would allow any satellite internet provider, mobile network company or broadcaster to ...

A government official is preparing to ease Black ownership rules that Elon Musk claims are racist and prevent his satellite internet provider from operating in his native country.

Trump Administration The Trump Administration Leaned on African Countries. The Goal: Get Business for Elon Musk. The State Department has intervened on behalf of Musk’s satellite internet ...