politics
April 15, 2026
South Africa accuses Elon Musk of spreading disinformation
South Africa has dismissed Elon Musk’s latest claims about the persecution of white farmers in the country, calling them lies and disinformation
TL;DR
- South Africa's government accuses Elon Musk of spreading lies and disinformation.
- The accusations stem from Musk's renewed claims of white farmer persecution in South Africa.
- Musk retweeted a video claiming each cross represented a murdered white farmer.
- Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya told Musk to 'move on' due to his disregard for transformation laws.
- Musk also claims South Africa's Black Economic Empowerment laws are discriminatory and prevent Starlink from operating.
- Pretoria denies allegations of persecuting white farmers and defends land reform as addressing apartheid-era disparities.
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