The World Bank advises South Africa to reduce its regulatory burden and overhaul Black-ownership laws to improve economic conditions. South Africa faces low growth, high unemployment, and inequalities, with the regulatory framework hindering businesses. The World Bank recommends easing market entry for investors and young workers, reducing state-owned enterprise protection, and adjusting industrial and labor policies. Talks between South Africa and SpaceX on launching Starlink internet stalled due to rhetoric from Elon Musk and US President Trump against South Africa’s apartheid redress laws.