
Africa-Press – Eswatini. Another bitter spat has erupted between Elon Musk and Julius Malema after the billionaire’s call for the Economic Freedom Fighters(EFF)leader to be sanctioned and declared an “international criminal”, reported on Monday.
It has been reported that, the South African-born owner of Tesla and SpaceX made the remarks in a post on his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) in response to an old video in which Malema claimed that the Democratic Alliance(DA) only supports it’s white leaders.
In the video, Malema said: “We are starting with this whiteness, we are cutting the throat of whiteness.”
“Musk accused Malema of deliberately calling for the genocide of white South Africans.The billionaire said sanctions must be imposed on Malema and the EFF leader should be declared an “international criminal.”In 2023, Musk criticised Malema for chanting “kill the Boer” during the Red Beret’s 10 birthday rally.Musk has been a vocal critic in South African politics, often expressing his outrage at the recently-signed Expropriation Act,reads the The Citizen report.
But in response, Malema said he was not intimidated by the call for sanctions and would not yield to what he called a “spoilt brat.”
“I really think you have entirely lost your left brain: a typical spoiled brat and direct beneficiary of Apartheid whiteness.
“I don’t care about your sanctions; I will never stop fighting for black people to be equal to white people, and if that makes me an international criminal, I am proud to be one,” Malema said.
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