EFF slams Elon Musk over calls for sanctions against Julius Malema
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have hit back at billionaire Elon Musk after his call for sanctions against the party’s leader, Julius Malema, labeling the Tesla and SpaceX owner an “imperialist” and “enemy of South Africa.”
In a fiery statement, the party dismissed Musk’s remarks, saying, “Musk has assumed the role of a global billionaire maniac, whose grotesque wealth has overwhelmed him and made him think of himself as a supreme ruler of not only the Oval Office, but of all nations of the world.”
Musk, who has recently positioned himself as a “director for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)” in the U.S., suggested that Malema should be declared an international criminal, citing allegations that the EFF leader called for violence against white people.
The party, however, rejected this characterization, stating, “The misconception and mischaracterization of the President of the EFF as genocidal is a sideshow that seeks to undermine the ideas which he represents.”
The EFF made it clear that it will never allow Musk’s Starlink to operate in South Africa without compliance with local ownership laws, asserting that, “Elon Musk’s Starlink will never operate in South Africa without complying to local legislation which demands that there must be 30% local ownership.”
In a final rebuke, the EFF told Musk and his allies to “collectively go to hell” and called for all progressive nations to reject Musk’s enterprises, accusing him of weaponizing his influence to manipulate global governance.
Read the full statement below:
EFF Statement On Elon Musk’s Call For CIC, Julius Malema To Be Declared An International Criminal.
The EFF will not be cowed into submission, retreat nor capitulation from its principled and unwavering commitment to confront imperialism and its surrogates like Elon Musk anywhere… pic.twitter.com/BsxQEOLLJl
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) February 9, 2025
