EDITORIAL: Starlink’s Ukraine problem is South Africa’s dilemma | Financial Mail

Two weeks ago, Songezo Zibi, the chair of parliament’s standing committee on public accounts, provided a searing verdict on why he would not personally sanction the licensing of Elon Musk’s Starlink in South Africa.

“Absolutely not, for the reason that he has shown himself to be a political actor — he’s not some independent businessman trying to provide a service. He has taken political positions, and shown a willingness to act on them,” Zibi told the FM and Citadel’s inaugural “Uncomfortable Truths” conference in Cape Town.