# Communications Minister Solly Malatsi will appear before Parliament to defend his decision to ease Black Economic Empowerment requirements for companies like Elon Musk’s Starlink. Critics, including the Portfolio Committee on Communications & Digital Technologies committee chair Khusela Diko and the MK Party, argue the move undermines the Electronic Communications Act. Public Interest SA has also questioned the legality of the decision, calling it procedurally flawed. Malatsi gazetted the changes on Friday, saying they offer policy certainty to attract investment.
Malatsi to face MPs over black empowerment exemption decision