AKA has reached out to tech billionaire Elon Musk to help solve South Africa’s power crisis.
The superstar rapper, just like us little people, has been feeling the effects of load shedding this week and shared his frustration on Twitter.
“Surely it’s time to consider an alternative to Eskom in terms of providing power to our country. When you’re the only choice, what incentive is there to deliver? As a monopoly, there are no consequences for poor performance,” he wrote.
Surely it’s time to consider an alternative to Eskom in terms of providing power to our country. When you’re the only choice, what incentive is there to deliver? As a monopoly, there are no consequences for poor performance.
— AKA (@akaworldwide) June 28, 2022
AKA, 34, then turned to South African-born Musk, who was born in Pretoria but left for the United States at the age of 17.
Supa Mega tagged the Tesla Motors CEO in his plea, tweeting: “Excuse me sir … @elonmusk … I cannot for the life of me understand why the government hasn’t approached you to come help us out with this electricity crisis, but is there any chance you could perhaps do us a solid, you know, with you being born here and all.”
Excuse me sir … @elonmusk … I cannot for the life of me understand why the government hasn’t approached you to come help us out with this electricity crisis, but is there any chance you could perhaps do us a solid, you know, with you being born here and all.
— AKA (@akaworldwide) June 28, 2022
Musk helped create SolarCity, a solar energy company, in 2006, which was later acquired by Tesla and became Tesla Energy.
He is also known to share his views on sustainable energy, which is most likely why AKA reckoned Musk has “a solution for load shedding”.
Please @elonmusk I know you have a solution for load shedding … do it for your country 😭 … your original one.
— AKA (@akaworldwide) June 28, 2022
AKA comments on political issues from time to time and is a known supporter of the ruling ANC party.
Politics was dragged into the conversation by his fans who reminded him that the people he voted for are also behind the ongoing electricity crisis.