By Johnathan Paoli
Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has defended his policy directive aimed at adjusting company transformation targets and black economic empowerment (BEE) requirements.
He said that this adjustment He said this was a further step in a long-term process to make the ICT industry more accessible to new businesses, and not as a result of the recent diplomatic pressure the country has received regarding its transformation laws.
Malatsi is facing criticism over this decision, which some perceive as facilitating Starlink’s operations in South Africa without requiring compliance with BEE equity provisions.
He appeared before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies on Tuesday to brief MPs on the recently gazetted draft policy directive regarding the Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP) and licensing procedures in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector.
“The intention is not to dilute empowerment, but to expand it in a more
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