Starlink
An unidentified foreign vessel was found using a foreign-made low-Earth orbit satellite communication device during a routine inspection at Ningbo port in China's Zhejiang province, according to a report. The device was identified as a Starlink terminal, and the ship continued transmitting data after entering Chinese territorial waters. This marks the first successful regulatory action against illegal use of such LEO satellite communications in Chinese waters.
Imeripotiwa na AI
Following Communications Minister Solly Malatsi's directive allowing Starlink to bypass Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) ownership via equity equivalent programmes, backlash has intensified. ANC members, experts, and opposition leaders criticize it as undermining economic transformation and digital sovereignty, amid debates over a controversial poll and security risks.