Musk drives Africa Starlink plans amid attacks on empire
Musk introduced Starlink in Niger yesterday, following a rocky week in which his microblogging platform X (formerly known as Twitter) was hit by a massive cyberattack.
Phathisani Moyo
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Elon Musk’s X platform under ‘massive cyber-attack’
Pretoria-born Musk announced the attack on X this evening, saying: “There was (still is) a massive cyber-attack against 𝕏."
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SA President contacts Elon Musk over disinformation
President Ramaphosa and Elon Musk exchanged social media messages over land, which led to a phone call.
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Starlink doubles market share in Kenya
Since Starlink's debut into Kenya, the number of satellite internet subscriptions has increased significantly in the East African country.
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Cape Verde becomes the 18th African country to adopt Starlink
Starlink currently operates in over 100 countries around the world.
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Nigeria's runaway inflation impedes Starlink operations
The company has stopped accepting new home plan subscriptions, citing "excessive inflation" as a threat to its business, and it wants approval for price increases.
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Elon Musk plans to increase Starlink's capacity in Africa
The founder of Starlink and a South African-born billionaire, announced the plans on his X platform.
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Nigerian regulator to sanction Starlink over price increments
The announcement was made just days after stakeholders accused the NCC of double standards for allowing price hikes, but preventing local operators from doing the same.
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Starlink's $50 monthly fee in Zim sparks excitement
Elon Musk's SpaceX broadband satellite internet service became active at midnight on Friday.
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Musk meeting Liberia’s president opens doors for Starlink
The arrival of the Low-Earth Orbit internet service provider would be a welcome boost in a country with a low internet penetration.
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Kenya's regulator acknowledges Safaricom's Starlink worries
Safaricom has requested the regulator to exercise caution in giving independent licenses to satellite internet service providers.
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Concerns over Starlink application in Botswana
The application by low-orbit satellite service, Starlink, to operate in Botswana is mired in uncertainty.