Old Video Haunts Malema

SANCTIONS: MUSK WANTS FIREBRAND EFF LEADER DECLARED AN 'INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL'

- Faizel Patel

Another bitter spat has erupted between Elon Musk and Julius Malema after the billionaire's call for the EFF leader to be declared an "international criminal".

The South African-born owner of Tesla and SpaceX made the remarks in a post on his social media platform X in response to an old video in which Malema claimed that the DA only supports 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".

Musk had earlier claimed Malema was calling for the "genocide of the four million whites living in South Africa" and would likely be leader of South Africa "in a few months".

In 2023, Musk also criticised Malema for chanting "Kill the Boer" during the red berets' 10th birthday rally.

Musk has been a vocal critic of South African politics, often expressing his outrage at the Land Expropriation Act.