BREAKING: South Africa's satellite internet plans are facing new scrutiny as AfriForum calls for greater transparency over the selection of BrainSAT and its UAE partner, Space42. 🇿🇦 • A formal information request has been submitted seeking details about the selection process. • According to reported comparisons, Thuraya-4 offers speeds of up to 1 Mbps, while Starlink averages around 241 Mbps with much lower latency. • A 10 Mbps YahClick package is reported to cost R2,033 per month with a 150 GB soft cap and approximately 720 ms latency. • Uncapped Starlink plans in neighboring countries reportedly start below R500 per month. The reported performance comparisons and the transparency request were published by MyBroadband and AfriForum.