Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi has written to the chairperson of the portfolio committee, Khusela Sangoni-Diko, to “set the record straight” regarding the furore over Resolve Communications and Starlink.
Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, has defended his engagements between Resolve Communications and Starlink as a normal part of his job in a recently published letter, titled “Setting The Record Straight”.
Malatsi responded to the chairperson of the portfolio committee, Khusela Sangoni-Diko, after she requested clarity on allegations regarding reported engagements between Resolve Communications, Starlink and himself.
In a recent interview, demoted minister John Steenhuisen made claims regarding the involvement of Tony Leon’s Resolve Communications in facilitating engagements between members of the government and private sector clients, including Elon Musk's Starlink.
Starlink is a satellite internet service which beams broadband from thousands of low-orbit satellites and is used in more than 100 countries. It is not licensed to operate in SA because local law requires telecoms operators to be at least 30% owned by historically disadvantaged South Africans, a requirement Starlink has refused to meet.
