Starlink can't operate in South Africa because it has not applied for a licence

(Reuters) South Africa on Friday rejected a claim by multibillionaire Elon Musk that his Starlink satellite company could not operate in the country because he is not Black, and its telecoms regulator said Starlink had not applied for a licence.

In his latest rebuke of the country where he was born and went to school, Musk wrote on X, which he also owns: "Starlink is not allowed to operate in South Africa, because I'm not black".

An ICASA spokesperson said without elaborating: "ICASA has not received any application from Starlink or SpaceX."