A war of words has erupted between Elon Musk and Julius Malema. The X-owning big mouth has called for sanctions against the South African opposition leader, branding him an international criminal.
To back up his remarks, the tech billionaire tweeted a 2018 clip in which the pan-African figure talks about ‘cutting the throat of Whiteness.’ This might easily come across as gen*cidal – to those who don’t know the full context.
When Malema made the comments, his Economic Freedom Fighters party was pushing for a vote of no confidence against Athol Trollip, the-then mayor of the city of Nelson Mandela Bay. The EFF accused Trollip – a member of the White-led Democratic Alliance – of neglecting the city’s Black citizens. They wanted his head to roll – for him to be axed – not for any White people’s throats to be slit.
Malema says he will continue fighting for the rights of Black people despite threats from Musk. In a reply on X, he accuses the Space X founder of being a spoilt and racist beneficiary of apartheid.
