Elon is South African, government should embrace Starlink, and stop wanting a piece of everything.

@ThamiNdlalane

Жыл бұрын

He is NOT

@LukeRev480

Жыл бұрын

​@@ThamiNdlalane He is.

@LukeRev480

Жыл бұрын

@Dailyupdate with Mike I guess if he were still poor he would be South African.

@Voidy123

Жыл бұрын

@@ThamiNdlalane You been living under a rock?

@philipkoekemoer4705

Жыл бұрын

The pigs can't eat at the BEE trough

Our NPO is trying to set up internet access to rural schools where there is no coverage by SA mobile companies. The government is blocking StarLink because it would kill it's cash-cow, Telkom satellite service, which is 7x the price and doesn't perform as well. The question we should be asking is what is more important - profits for SOE's or education for rural learners.

@truth-Hurts375

Жыл бұрын

Don't worry...Your Matric Boy Moonshot will fix this in 5024 !!!😉😉

@janlap

Жыл бұрын

​@@truth-Hurts375 Yes no std 2 Zupta running the country.

@ScissorN

Жыл бұрын

Rural areas need food not interned connection that they cannot afford.. he must give or sell the satellite to local operators

@ThamiNdlalane

Жыл бұрын

I work in this field, internet coverage can be brought to any part of SA now. Only money and the will to do it matters now.

@LukeRev480

Жыл бұрын

​​@@ScissorN No! We have our fields, cows & land. WE NEED TO ATTEND MEETINGS IN NEW YORK be done and dusted and be busy with our fields and cows. WE NEED STARLINK & LOWER DATA PRICES SINCE TELKOM IS ONLY FOR CITY DWELLERS.

So frustrating living in a country where we have to endure this crap. Just look at some of the comments below. Those comments go well with this calibre of minister.

@truth-Hurts375

Жыл бұрын

As if your brainless comment is not part of the comments below

@thatotsautse344

Ай бұрын

There is nothing frustrating....zero frustration. Nada...we have laws that should be adhered to.....we adhered to Grouo Areas Act and there was no issues until apartheid was overthrown.....

This Government does not allow anything UNLESS you "LINE" their pockets..........................................

@Voidy123

Жыл бұрын

Ya, eish da comrades must "eat"

@thatotsautse344

Ай бұрын

Have you read the constitution....what is lining pockets when it is a constitutional imperative

I really want Starlink. I live in the middle of nowhere in Northern Cape with little to nothing connectivity.

Why does ANC not ask Google, Facebook and youtube or tiktok to sell 36 % ownership to South Africa Yet they still operate and do not pay taxes in South Africa.

@mrmusanda3576

Жыл бұрын

Cos you pay for data to use Thier services, so basically tax comes back

Yeah this is sad but then Elon Musk can't be the exception if these are the laws of this country. If it is true(very possible in this country) the anc wanted to be part of the deal then Elon was right to say NO.

I get 220 Mbps in NZ! And a ping of about 20ms and costs $159 NZD, I got it because I live rural and work from home.

@LukeRev480

Жыл бұрын

How I wish I could live my peaceful rural life with faster & reliable internet access.

What's going right in this country? I need help remembering

Stick to your guns, Elon. BBBEE has hurt SA badly enough for everyone to see.

Sa can afford anything they like,we have couches full of money laying around🤫

Why SA will always lag behind internationally... SA to international companies: 'You must discriminate & give equity to our cronies.' International companies: 'No!'

its like the Italian mafia up there in Gauteng.

Only for rich people

Elon said that he can sell this to existing telecoms companies in South Africa. Those that comply to BBBEE laws

@W.GlobalAffairs

Жыл бұрын

that would make sense coz to have such a valuable operation owned entirely from the US, is dangerous to any country that values its sovereignty.

@truth-Hurts375

Жыл бұрын

@@W.GlobalAffairs Grow a brain...Elon Musk has got dual SA citizenship !!!

@786songezochiya

Жыл бұрын

​@@truth-Hurts375 Elon is an individual, Starlink is a US based company. Perhaps you should grow a brain

@antonjoubert6980

Жыл бұрын

The corruption will just make it as expensive as the rest of our providers I bet

@mpirokajosephmgcokoca2355

10 ай бұрын

​@@truth-Hurts375dual citizenship? What's special about that?

No need for Stalink in SA at 2 000 rand per month. In China, 5G is accessible even in the remotest areas due to the Government and national operators.

@revenant2979

Жыл бұрын

Chiba has electricity!

@Voidy123

Жыл бұрын

You probably live in town knuckle head

We should welcome competition.

I am confused. Would this mean that the South African representative of Starlink should be 30% owned? I mean, how else can McDonalds / Starbucks / etc. operate in ZA? Is it because every McDonalds restaurant is 30% BEE owned?

Cadres would be cut out of the money.

Demanding 30% is just an extra tax on Starlink becsause remember they will also require Starlink to pay tax. That means Starlink would be losing 60 percent to ANC---I mean south Africa. Would YOU be willing to give up 60% of your business' returns to operate in South Africa? Didn't think so.

We all know a certian economic empowerment policy stops Elon from launching Starlink in SA

How much is it ? I'll tell ya

The fact that you mentioned Ukraine I think it's some of the reasons Starlink is being denied access because in Ukraine they help Ukraine against Russia and Russia is our ally

@LukeRev480

Жыл бұрын

I think you got it right.

@jameskillu9171

Жыл бұрын

how many complexes, airports, roads, railways has Russia built in

@mrmusanda3576

Жыл бұрын

I doubt, it's cos they don't use data, so you pay zero taxes to SA

@liongod1000

Жыл бұрын

@Pumza Makapela *_ RUSSIA OUR ALLY ...... No, my dear lady..... RUSSIA, LIKE CHINA, ARE VAMPIRES ... and we know what Vampires do now don't we? _*

It is called bribery and corruption

Internet access for Learners is a must....access to information at your fingertips, Get connected South Africa 🇿🇦📡

@Voidy123

Жыл бұрын

It seems the anc hate education, keep people dumb so that they will still vote for you.

Telling the goverment that will not stop them. We the peoplemust rise up against it. We're are all the people who know how to handle the gangsters , calling themselves THE GOVERMENT

It is only in SA where the "previously disadvantaged" can get 30% of a company for absolutely nothing in return!

@cold485

Жыл бұрын

Aka, the black politicians 😂

@nqobilek

10 ай бұрын

their trying to close the gap SA has the highest inequalities in the world

@Bluecollarjoe6B9

7 ай бұрын

That 30% is for cadres and their friends. The regular black doesn’t get to see any of that equity.

with the amount of money that the agterblywendes have looted here they could probably afford to buy it out cash

This must come through a South African service provider. Reasons, infrastructure support and job creation. Been using American based product providers It's a hustle to get support from those people. Time difference and geographical priorities

We've already paid the initial payment.

We can't Afford starlink normally

30% of local company....ie branch. not the whole company.

@originallyblack4484

Жыл бұрын

They dont want equality......

@alexemergineer3202

Жыл бұрын

In China Tesla Inc is 100% owned by the parent company in America

Buy online satellite dish. Tricky to set up but once it’s up you ready to go.

Come on guys, believe your leaders and vote ANC. No lights? Vote ANC. No water? Vote ANC. No food? Vote ANC. It's the DA's fault, apartheid's fault, just you go on and vote ANC. Yaa yaa they'll tell you doing the same thing again and again yet expecting a differenet outcome is the definition of insanity. But yaa, don't you think, just vote ANC and the ANC will tell you want words really mean.

South Africa is now behind Nigeria, Rwanda and now Mozambique, South Africa has been left behind because of greed.

The dark continent? How dare you Sir🥴

@cecildennis-o9l

Жыл бұрын

Grow up , move on bro , you'll be better for it .

Lets not forget that the minister of electronic communication is also not affay with his portfolio?

🤣😂🤣, the minister's response was just laughable, shem. like, really?

That's 3rd world 🌎 politics for you .😢

There is a sayin, ask no questions hear no lies... Hahaa... Cos, then U can't be disappointed... Whooohaaa

Buying my starlink - F@ck this!

SA getting scammed by the internet users ever since it started. The people over seas get there internet free

The "minister" doesnt know what the H IS GOING ON!

@Voidy123

Жыл бұрын

He is just sitting there and collecting money, totally useless

Starlink will offer free internet nationwide. It's part of the New financial system QFS. Hello the future

@jacqueshorn

Жыл бұрын

Yip.

@truth-Hurts375

Жыл бұрын

Walk away from facebook

@wernerstapela4616

Жыл бұрын

I doubt Mr Musk would agree. How you connect "free anything" to any financial system beats me. QFS, if it ever comes about, is decades away, to date we're just starting to scratch the surface of the "Q".

@thabom9791

Жыл бұрын

Free!!! Hahaha. So gullible!!!

@moe_ramz

9 ай бұрын

You’re crazy 😅

Maplot! Stop stealing the money..

we will get low ping in Fortnite

R2000 for a capped service is not it, no matter the speed. But it can definitely help a lot of people.

@LukeRev480

Жыл бұрын

The speed can make me get a job from Amazon or someone get a teaching job in China while staying in a cool rural home.I hate the idea of having to go to cities to get something done. It' another form of discrimination. I don't care if I have to pay R2000, at least I will have something.

@jaydengreaver4437

Жыл бұрын

First of all it’s not capped second of all the price hasn’t been announced

Yho 2500 rand per month

Because Elon musk doesn't want to set it as market ripoff price . 5g internet which apparently set up repeaters on street lights seems to be even worse the. Widely available 4g 😂 .

having starlink would severely impact south Africa mobile network companies. this means we will be hurting ourselves just to have starlink. it would make sense if such a company is not entirely owned by foreigners.

@LukeRev480

Жыл бұрын

Problem is they are too busy with cities. Let them be in rural areas and let cities have their Telkom. Telkom always excludes us.

@W.GlobalAffairs

Жыл бұрын

@@tog8525 , true that, but before we look at competition, we need to ask ourselves where we sending our money. A satellite technology like starlink could be operated all the way from America by Americans with all American shareholders. This means we creating jobs and sending our big money to America.

elon has donated $1oom, so incorrect reporting.

Wonder why …. 🇷🇺

He speaks like a colonialist, he tells us about american businesses

Take it or leave it. We will be paying for it! Elon can go jump!

@Nkabi_ZA

Жыл бұрын

So you want Elon to give you 30% of his company which you never gonna benefit from cause we all know this country is corrupt 🤡🤣

@cascabcs

Жыл бұрын

Why, now you want this for free also??? Typical attitude!

It's too expensive for my black people social grants is 500 and srd is 350 so no.....

@LukeRev480

Жыл бұрын

It's too expensive not to be connected at this time. Everything is digital.if rural areas had fast internet people would have a chance to be innovative and stop relying on GRANTS.

@Voidy123

Жыл бұрын

The anc need to keep the people stupid so that they still have voters, if too much people are educated they will realize how idiotic the anc are and not vote for them.

If I were Elon I'd walk away, SA is too bee driven