South Africa's president calls Musk to calm Trump land row
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".
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke with Elon Musk a day after U.S. President Donald Trump promised to cut the country's funding over a land expropriation law
Ramaphosa calls Musk to calm Trump land row
BBC South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved to defuse a row with the new US administration over a new land law by speaking to Elon Musk.Musk is a close adviser to US President Donald Trump,
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The billionaire had publicly accused his post-apartheid government of anti-white racism, and now Musk's ally, U.S. President Donald Trump, said he would cut more than $400 million in funding to the country.
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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