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Open letter to Elon Musk: SA tech bro's love you
The Mercury
|December 09, 2025
THE unspoken word in South Africa is that the South African tech community loves you.
AN OPEN letter to Elon Musk.
(JABIN BOTSFORD The Washington Post)
Many are filled with pride that someone who once walked the South African streets has managed to shape the global tech environment. Many cannot wait for Tesla cars to appear on the country's streets. Many would welcome your intervention in the country's innovation ecosystem.These are South Africans who are behind some of the leading fintech, healthtech, transport tech and edtech companies. Some of them are based in Silicon Valley.
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