Elon Musk

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.
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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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Feb 5, 2025

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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Jan 27, 2025

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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Dec 11, 2024

Cape Verde becomes the 18th African country to adopt Starlink

Starlink currently operates in over 100 countries around the world.
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Nov 21, 2024

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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Nov 5, 2024

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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Oct 8, 2024

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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Sep 9, 2024

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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Sep 3, 2024

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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Aug 28, 2024

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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Feb 8, 2024

Concerns over Starlink application in Botswana

The application by low-orbit satellite service, Starlink, to operate in Botswana is mired in uncertainty.