Elon Musk reportedly interested in Zimbabwe's lithium
"He has made overtures to our president and our president has sent a message to him that if he wants to come to invest in Zimbabwe it is open season, after all, he is a son of this region, he is originally South African," Christopher Mutsvangwa, a spokesman for the country's ruling Zimbabwe African National Union, stated.
Musk's Tesla company, which specializes in off-grid technologies and electric vehicles, uses batteries where lithium or "new white gold" is the key component