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EFF accuses minister Malatsi of bending laws for Musk’s Starlink [SOUND]

# The EFF says Communications and Digital Technologies minister Solly Malatsi is overstepping his powers by using a ministerial policy directive to change ICT sector rules without proper legislation. During Parliament’s Communications Committee briefing, the party raised concerns about the impact of foreign satellite companies like Starlink on local jobs and the telecommunications industry. The EFF’s Sinawo Thambo says Malatsi is helping foreign companies avoid laws that require 30-percent black ownership:

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