Trump and Elon Musk Take Aim at South Africa

How Musk turned Trump against South Africa
Critics claim Tesla boss’s business interests are dictating US foreign policy, leading Ramaphosa to use billionaire’s father as go-between
Musk's dad says he arranged son's call with South African leader
"I was asked if I can arrange a quick talk between Ramaphosa and Elon last night ... so I did and then they spoke a few minutes later," Errol Musk told Reuters at his home in Langebaan.
South African president phones influential billionaire Musk after Trump’s funding threat
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke with Donald Trump’s “influential” billionaire adviser Elon Musk a day after the new U.S. president promised to cut funding for South Africa over a land expropriation law, Ramaphosa’s spokesperson said Wednesday.
US funding threats: Is Elon Musk influencing Trump’s decisions on South Africa?
Elon Musk was the most significant individual political donor in 2024, contributing $277 million to support Trump's re-election campaign.
Donald Trump and Elon Musk Take Aim at South Africa
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he won’t attend a G20 summit in Johannesburg later this month, after Donald Trump slammed South Africa over a new land law. The president's top ally Elon Musk has long trafficked in conspiracy theories about the Black-majority government seizing White farmers' land and committing a "genocide" against them.
South African president warns ‘we will not be bullied’ amid feud with Trump, Musk
South Africa “will not be bullied” by President Donald Trump, the leader of the nation declared in a national speech. President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged the United States government’s newfound hostility to South Africa’s domestic policies on Thursday during his State of the Union address — stating that his government and people will not buckle under
South African leader defends land reform to Elon Musk
Elon Musk got on the phone Wednesday with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa following the Tesla CEO’s condemnation of Pretoria’s “openly racist” land ownership laws and threats by US President Donald Trump to withdraw $400 million in aid.
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Echoing Trump & Musk’s stance, Marco Rubio skips South Africa G20 meet over ‘racist’ land law
Criticised by Trump, Musk and now Rubio, post-apartheid law allows expropriation of land under very narrow circumstances in a ...
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