Starlink’s licensing raises dust

President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday announced that the postal and telecoms regulator had licensed Starlink to operate in Zimbabwe bringing to end the long wait by consumers for cheaper internet service.

The licensing of Starlink, a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite operator wholly owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, was largely expected after the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) recently said that it had received an application by Starlink to operate in Zimbabwe.

Posting on X, formerly Twitter, Mnangagwa  said the strategic pillars of his administration and Vision 2030 were innovation, science and technology.

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