Critics claim Tesla boss’s business interests are dictating US foreign policy, leading Ramaphosa to use billionaire’s father as go-between

Trump and his allies have targeted South Africa, promoting the false narrative that white people are being mistreated by the nation’s post-apartheid government.

Trump has accused South Africa of "human rights violations" and a land grab. The South African government has hit back.

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

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".

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will cut off funding for South Africa over a new land expropriation policy. South Africa defended itself on Monday against attacks on the policy by Trump and his billionaire backer Elon Musk,

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to cut financial assistance to South Africa, the White House said on Friday, citing disapproval of the African nation's land policy and of its genocide case at the International Court of Justice against Washington's ally Israel.

The government of US President Donald Trump is freezing aid to South Africa citing a new law allowing land to be expropriated, in some instances, if deemed to be in the public interest. In a Friday executive order,