CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke with Donald Trump’s “influential” billionaire adviser Elon Musk a day after the new U.S. president promised to cut funding for South Africa over a land expropriation law, Ramaphosa’s spokesperson said Wednesday.

In a statement on Monday, February 3, Ramaphosa reaffirmed that South Africa remains committed to justice, equality, and the rule of law. “South Africa is a constitutional democracy that is deeply rooted in the rule of law,

President Cyril Ramaphosa said Wednesday he spoke with billionaire and ally of US President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, to “reinforce" Musk's understanding of the nation’s Expropriation Act. Trump has threatened to cut funding to South Africa over alleged land confiscations.