Following Elon Musk's criticism of Economic Freedom Fighters political party leader Julius Malema, Vincent Magwenya, the press secretary of the South African president, urged the US entrepreneur to "pull himself together" and familiarize himself with South Africa's legal system.
Earlier, Musk had called for Malema to be declared an international criminal after a video surfaced on X, which allegedly showed Malema inciting violence and the murder of white people. Musk also requested a comment from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
"Please pull yourself together! These are old videos, of course, you can check them out. No white people have been killed by these people or because of their statements. We have legal tools to combat incitement. You really need to familiarize yourself with our legal system," Vincent Magwenya, the press secretary of the President of South Africa, wrote in response to Musk's message.
Earlier in February, Ramaphosa had already had a conversation with Musk about the distortion of information about the country in connection with the businessman's statements about the alleged "racist laws" on land ownership in South Africa.