Musk retweeted a post from Visegrad24, which stated that Musk had previously claimed South Africa offered him an operating license for Starlink in the country if he pretended it was a Black-owned company. Musk said he rejected the request on the principle that "racism should not be rewarded." Visegrad24's tweet also noted that South Africa's unemployment rate is 33.6%, with an expanded unemployment rate (including those who want to work but have given up looking) of 43.8%.