Elon Reeve Musk was born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa's administrative capital. [2] [3] He is of British and Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry. [4] [5] His mother, Maye (née Haldeman), is a model and dietitian born in Saskatchewan, Canada, and raised in South Africa.

Sep 16, 2018 · His affinity to South Africa is nigh-on non-existent. He left when he was 17. But it wasn’t just on a whim – there were a few factors that made the Pretorian’s mind up for him.

May 5, 2022 · Elon Musk has largely recalled his life in South Africa as traumatic and unfulfilling. Born in Pretoria, about 45 minutes north of Johannesburg, his parents divorced before he was 10.

Sep 19, 2024 · Elon Musk lived in apartheid South Africa until he was 17. David Sacks, the venture capitalist who has become a fundraiser for Donald Trump and a troll of Ukraine, left aged five, and grew up...

Dec 30, 2024 · SpaceX CEO Elon Musk met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to discuss easing certain regulations that would allow for Starlink satellites to operate legally in the country,...

Nov 2, 2022 · Elon Musk left South Africa at the age of 17 and just missed mandatory military service - here’s why. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP. South African-born...

Nov 29, 2021 · The genius behind Space X and Tesla, Elon Musk has made a huge success of himself while living in the United States but many often question why he is so quiet about his South African roots.