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Insane that South Africa has more race laws now then even during apartheid
This post claims that South Africa currently has more race-based laws than it did during apartheid, a contentious assertion made by Elon Musk on X. The claim likely references post-apartheid policies
This post claims that South Africa currently has more race-based laws than it did during apartheid, a contentious assertion made by Elon Musk on X. The claim likely references post-apartheid policies such as Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) and employment equity legislation, though such comparisons are disputed by scholars and fact-checkers who note the fundamentally different nature and intent of apartheid-era laws versus modern transformation policies.
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Source: Elon Musk (X) | 2026-04-15