# The Black Business Council has cautioned against altering South Africa’s transformation laws to accommodate Elon Musk’s Starlink. Reports indicate that government may offer Starlink a workaround to the 30-percent black ownership requirement under Black Economic Empowerment policies. The Communications Department has proposed an equity equivalence model, allowing investments in infrastructure instead of direct ownership. CEO Kganki Matabane told Newzroom Afrika that existing laws must ensure equitable economic participation:
Black Business Council warns against bending laws for Starlink [SOUND]
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