--- title: Namibia tells Starlink to take a hike – again | daily.dev description: Namibia's communications regulator (Cran) has dismissed Starlink's appeal against the rejection of its licence applications, citing continued non-compliance... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/namibia-tells-starlink-to-take-a-hike-again-lxrkpucdz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Namibia tells Starlink to take a hike – again | daily.dev og:description: Namibia's communications regulator (Cran) has dismissed Starlink's appeal against the rejection of its licence applications, citing continued non-compliance... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/namibia-tells-starlink-to-take-a-hike-again-lxrkpucdz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/LxrkPuCDz.png og:image:alt: Namibia tells Starlink to take a hike – again og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Namibia tells Starlink to take a hike – again **[TechCentral](https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Namibia's communications regulator (Cran) has dismissed Starlink's appeal against the rejection of its licence applications, citing continued non-compliance with local ownership and control requirements under the Communications Act. Starlink's reconsideration application was also filed after the statutory deadline. The situation mirrors Starlink's stalled entry into South Africa, where a 30% historically disadvantaged ownership requirement remains an obstacle. South Africa's communications minister has attempted to create an alternative path via equity equivalent investment programmes, but the regulator says a full legislative amendment is needed, pushing any resolution potentially to 2027 or beyond. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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