Musk's dad arranges son's call with South African leader <br /><br />South Africa's president needed to call Elon Musk on the evening of Feb. 4, 2025. The billionaire had publicly accused his post-apartheid government of anti-white racism, and now Musk's ally, US President Donald Trump, said he would cut more than $400 million in funding to the country. So Bejani Chauke, an adviser to Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African president, called Musk's father, Errol, a 78-year-old engineer who lives in a luxury double-story coastal villa a two-hour drive from Cape Town, Musk senior said. The trigger for the sudden flurry of backdoor diplomacy was a post on Feb. 2 by Trump who said - without citing evidence - that 'South Africa is confiscating land' and 'certain classes of people' were being treated 'very badly.' <br /><br />REUTERS VIDEO <br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br /> <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /> <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /> <br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /> <br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein <br /> <br />#TheManilaTimes <br />#tmtnews <br />#elonmusk <br />
