Elon Musk called ‘illiterate’ over South Africa ‘genocide’ claim


The war of words between Musk and Malema comes amid a broader debate over a controversial anti-apartheid song. — Reuters

JOHANNESBURG: Elon Musk on Aug 2 was branded an “illiterate” by the leader of a South African party who the world’s richest man accused of pushing for “genocide” in his native country.

The war of words between Musk and Julius Malema, head of the radical leftist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), comes amid a broader debate over a controversial anti-apartheid song.

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