Musk, once Trump’s biggest donor and political ally during the 2024 election, served as head of DOGE in the early days of Trump’s return to power
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Musk claims 80% of his followers support forming a third party: “Vox populi, vox Dei,” he posted
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Under South Africa’s Electronic Communications Act, foreign-owned communications companies must transfer 30% of equity in their local subsidiaries to historically disadvantaged groups to secure an operating license
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Musk hinted at the potential for Starlink to go public in the future but clarified that there was no immediate plan to do so
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The offer will be discussed in a meeting scheduled for Tuesday evening between South African officials and Musk or his representatives
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In the past decade, Twitter — rebranded as “X” — earned a reputation as a platform for protest and dissent. But today, from Ankara to Islamabad, that same platform has increasingly become a tool of soft power in the hands of authoritarian leaders. Governments are leveraging X to suppress dissent, promote official narratives, and manipulate public opinion on a massive scale
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Starlink’s parent company, SpaceX, argued that these local shareholding laws were a major barrier to entry
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Elon Musk said he hopes for zero tariffs between the US and Europe during a video address to Italy’s League Party after new US tariffs were announced.
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The US is ‘trying to punish South Africa and trying to push it in a different direction because of their stance on Palestine,’ says political analyst Dale McKinley
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Outage tracking site Downdetector reports around 90,000 user complaints, while Cisco confirmed disruptions across multiple servers worldwide
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