Musk's meeting with the South African president could let SpaceX deploy Starlink in exchange for a Tesla battery plant.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa discussed a Tesla factory and Starlink service.

Efforts to secure a deal between Elon Musk’s companies and South Africa have stepped up since he took up a prominent role at ...

Musk’s political influence continues to grow.

The deal hinges on South Africa easing regulations that currently require foreign companies to be at least 30 per cent ...

Elon Musk reportedly discussed with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa the potential of Tesla building a battery factory in ...

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network is expanding globally, with many governments removing obstacles to its operation in their markets. Despite some resistance and concerns over data security and ...

The Economist dives into Africa’s persistent struggle with inadequate digital infrastructure and its impact on the continent ...

Ramaphosa and Musk have been in contact to discuss ways for the government to change the rules to allow Starlink’s high-speed Internet to operate legally in South Africa, according to people ...

Specifically, Musk would like to see South Africa loosen or remove a rule that would require Starlink to be at least 30% Black-owned by sharing equity with local partners. A possible work-around ...