A proposed regulatory change would allow Elon Musk’s satellite company and others like it to get a license without having to sell shares to Black South Africans.

Potential loosening of Black ownership rules came after billionaire said his satellite internet group would not comply

South Africa’s government plans to push ahead with a policy directive that provides a workaround to Black-ownership requirements in the telecommunications industry, aiming to encourage Elon Musk’s Starlink and other satellite services to operate in the country.