South Africa’s communications minister ordered a policy change on Friday that allows Elon Musk’s Starlink and other foreign-owned satellite internet providers to operate in the country without selling 30 per cent of their local equity to Black or other non-white owners. The policy change published in a Government gazette allows foreign companies seeking licences to operate in South Africa’s communications sector . That option is also available for foreign-owned companies in other sectors in South Africa. Musk, who was born in South Africa, accused his home country of having “openly racist ownership laws” by requiring at least 30 per cent local ownership by Black or other races that were denied opportunities under South Africa’s apartheid system of white minority rule.