South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has spoken with Elon Musk to discuss “issues of misinformation and distortions about South Africa,” according to a statement shared on Tuesday (Feb. 4). “In the process,

Mr Musk is a close adviser to US President Donald Trump, who on Sunday threatened to cut all future funding to South Africa over allegations that it was confiscating land and "treating certain classes of people very badly". The South Africa-born tech billionaire joined in the criticism asking on X why Ramaphosa had "openly racist ownership laws".

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke to Elon Musk “on issues of misinformation and distortions about South Africa,” the presidency announced on Tuesday.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke to Elon Musk on the subject of misinformation about South Africa, the presidency said on Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would suspend aid to the country over its land reform policy.

In recent days, Musk and Trump have discussed halting aid to the country. The president said "certain classes" are being treated "VERY BADLY."

President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke with Elon Musk after the South African-born billionaire joined President Donald Trump in criticizing the country’s new land-expropriation law.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will cut all funding to South Africa over what he called a massive human rights violation

Trump on Sunday threatened to cut foreign aid to South Africa over alleged land confiscation and mistreatment of 'certain classes of people' - Anadolu Ajansı

Pretoria-born Elon Musk has publicly criticised SA President Cyril Ramaphosa for promoting ‘openly racist’ legislature. The post ‘Openly racist’: Elon Musk ignites controversy with response to Ramaphosa appeared first on SA People.

Trump’s comments waded into a sensitive racial issue and deepened already sharp divisions between the United States and South Africa.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk sparked widespread debate on social media after accusing South Africa of having "openly racist ownership laws". ・Elon Musk accused South Africa of having 'openly racist ownership laws' in response to a tweet by President Cyril Ramaphosa.