From Telkom’s SpaceStream to Starlink, internet connectivity technology has evolved. South African politics hasn’t

South African retail investors poured more than R100m into SpaceX on its first day of trading, shattering EasyEquities’ previous IPO record

SpaceX may not be a normal equity investment decision so much as a willing suspension of disbelief, as Musk reveals his numbers

Ramaphosa, Khusela Diko and Icasa have failed to explain why Starlink cannot use ‘equity equivalence’ the same way Google and Microsoft do

The world’s largest-ever IPO is in the works, with Elon Musk aiming for a June listing. Is the hype for this $1.75-trillion company justified?

Shutting marginalised communities out of internet access because of gripes about Elon Musk is a disservice to South Africans

While South Africa obsesses over BEE, low earth orbit satellite broadband networks – like Starlink – are beaming high-speed internet across the continent

A fractious grandstanding session by members of the EFF, MK and ANC means any Starlink concessions are no shoo-in

Elon Musk’s satellite internet operator may yet operate in South Africa, pending a proposed change in BEE rules

Communications regulator Icasa could be more flexible when it comes to Black ownership targets by allowing for ‘equity equivalence programmes’