Elon Musk wades in on South African laws after Trump-Ramaphosa remarks

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and a South African-born US citizen who has US President Donald Trump’s ear on Monday waded into the dispute over South Africa’s policies.This after the government defended itself on Monday against criticism of its land expropriation policy by Trump, who threatened to cut off funding to South Africa pending an inquiry into the issue.Trump said on Sunday, without citing evidence, that “South Africa is confiscating land” and “certain classes of people” were being treated “very badly”. “I will be cutting off all future funding to…