Starlink remains illegal in South Africa, says ICASA. Read more here.

How to purchase Starlink in South Africa. This report tells you.

Starlink is available in South Africa via external providers from neighbouring countries. Read more

Starlink was tested in South Africa an rural areas and the Bushveld. Read more

ICASA confirmed authorization of two important hardware devices - the Wi-Fi router and ground station antennas - for the Starlink system in South Africa. Read more

Starlink can be a game changer for rurale areas in South Africa and around the world. It's just the beginning of the internet satellite boom. Read more

Starlink equipment can now be bought in South Africa. Read more

South African minister for communications, Mondli Gungubele, replies to the alligations of the Democratic Alliance that the ANC-government blocks authorization for Starlink in South Africa. It is a game of cat and mouse, as the minister denies any responsibility and shifts the responsibility to ICASA, which only implements ANC statutes. Read more here

The Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Dianne Kohler Barnard published a statement on the written response to Parliamentary questions from South Africa's Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Mondli Gungubele to the authorization for Space X's Starlink internet service. According to her the ANC government blocks the authorization and keeps people in rural areas without the chance of getting permanent internet access. Read the detailed report is here

Starlink, the internet satellite service of Space X, is now available in South Africa via the global roaming option. Two South African tested the service and reached 200Mbit download and 6Mbit upload speed. An official start of Starlink in South Africa is still on hold because of ICASA (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa) refuses approval. Find more details here.

Kenya’s first 3U Earth observation satellite Was launched with a Falcon 9 rocket of Space X. Taifa-1 is a collaboration of the Kenya Space Agency and Endurosat. Find more details her - on Spaces in Africa.

In this Thread we will share news with you from the space industry, space missions and space missions from the African continent.