The Economic Freedom Fighters EEF is a far-left South African political party with a Marxist-Leninist ideology. Former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) President Julius Malema founded the party in 2013.
He leads the Central Command Team, serving as the central structure of the party. EEF eventually rose to the ranks as the third-largest party in both houses of the South African Parliament.
The party celebrated its 10-year anniversary by staging a massive rally in Johannesburg. Leader Malema took center stage, dressed in his signature red beret to address the legion of supporters.
With such hype, cheers, and an adrenaline-filled environment, Malema shouted out his apartheid-era song. “Kill the Boer, Kill the Boer,” the supporters echoed his slogan. However, the phrase didn’t sit well with the right-leaning South Africans.
The demagoguery by Malema has severe implications as “Kill the Boer” translates to “kill the farmer,” which is a term for White Afrikaners and reiterated as “shoot to kill.”
The “free-speech” condoning platform, Twitter became the locus of disagreement regarding Malema’s conduct. And the CEO of Twitter (rebranded as X), Elon Musk himself, tweeted his reaction to the raucous call–
“They are openly pushing for the genocide of white people in South Africa.”
He also raised concerns over why South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said “nothing” about the incident.
But why is Elon Musk so vocal about this specific issue? Questions about his ethnicity have resurfaced, whether he is South African.
Is Elon Musk South African?
As per the intel, the CEO of Tesla and Space X was born to a South African father and a Canadian mother. Born on 28 June 1971 in Pretoria, South Africa, Elon Musk belongs to a mixed ethnicity and can be called part South African.
Being a curious and explorer child, Musk developed an interest in computers and entrepreneurship. By the time he was 12, he already displayed his business mindset by selling a video game that he had created to a computer magazine.
When he turned 17, he made the decision to stand against apartheid through compulsory military service. He obtained a Canadian passport and left South Africa with the hopes of more excellent economic opportunities in the United States.
What is your take on Elon Musk’s reaction to Julius Malema? Do you think Musk is spreading misinformation? Did you know earlier that he was from South Africa?
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