JOHANNESBURG - Communications Minister Solly Malatsi is defending his recently gazetted policy directive.
It seeks to formally recognise Equity Equivalent Investment Programmes in the ICT sector.
The Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies says the minister has no powers to effect such a change, which has been criticised as opening a backdoor for Elon Musk's Starlink.
The policy change could allow companies in the Information and Communications sector to operate without 30% black ownership.
The department, however, says the move has nothing to do with Elon Musk's Starlink.
To weigh in on this matter, eNCA spoke to electronic communications law specialist, Professor Justine Limpitlaw.