South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke with Elon Musk regarding misinformation about South Africa, the presidency announced on Tuesday. ・Elon Musk accused South Africa of enforcing 'openly racist ownership laws' and implied targeting of white people.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke to Elon Musk “on issues of misinformation and distortions about South Africa,” the presidency announced on Tuesday.

South Africa is courting investment from Elon Musk after he accused the government of his birth country of racist laws.

The electric-car maker, the main source of the mercurial billionaire’s wealth, is relying on China to stay profitable as sales sink elsewhere.

A federal judge on Friday declined to block Elon Musk's government cost-cutting department from accessing the U.S. Department of Labor's systems, an initial setback for the government employee unions resisting his efforts to shrink the federal bureaucracy.

Elon Musk “will be looking at education pretty quickly and he will be looking at military too," Trump said at a news conference Friday.