Ramaphosa woos Musk

Investment charm offensive comes amid Agoa uncertainty.

- Suren Naidoo

ON HOME GROUND: POSSIBLY MAKING WAY FOR STARLINK TO ENTER SA.

President Cyril Ramaphosa met with South African-born US billionaire Elon Musk the co-founder of Tesla Motors, founder of SpaceX, and owner of X - in New York on Monday, in a bid to woo Musk and US businesses to invest in the government of national unity (GNU) South Africa.

The SABC's US and United Nations bureau chief Sherwin Bryce-Pease posted pictures of Ramaphosa's meeting with Musk on X saying the meeting in the Big Apple was "to talk investment in SA after a day focused entirely on foreign direct investment and engagement with dozens of business leaders".

Ramaphosa is leading a delegation in the US this week, along with Trade and Industry Minister Parks Tau and other government officials.