Elon Musk's mother — Maye Musk openly describes her relationship with Errol in a book of her memoirs here. The book is a tragic story about her husband's violent behavior. However, Maye was a woman who managed to break free from those relationships and start a new life.
Maye was born in Canada, but she spent her childhood in Pretoria, the capital of the Republic of South Africa (RSA). After finishing school, she worked as a model and concurrently completed her university studies in dietetics.
The "wildest beast" in Maye's life was her husband, Errol. At that time, Errol Musk was a brutal, handsome, and promising politician — he was even considered a candidate for mayor or a ministerial position.
Maye had fallen in love with him during her school days and subsequently they got married.
Elon was born during their honeymoon. Soon after, Kimbal was born, followed by Tosca.
According to Maye's writings, after getting married, Errol gradually isolated her from her family and friends. He even forbade her from contacting them. Forced to quit her modeling career, Errol did not allow her to work either.
She handled the accounting for her husband's business and raised the children. However, thereafter, Errol would beat her even for laughing with his friends or even a salesperson in a store. One day he even chased her with a knife. That incident was the final straw for Maye. She took her children and moved back to her parents' house.
Her parents were shocked to see her condition — they had believed she was living a happy life. After the divorce, she moved to another city with her children, becoming a low-income mother, solely raising them. Their main diet was peanut butter sandwiches and bean soup.
According to Maye, Errol provided no financial assistance for the children. Each of them got into their chosen universities, financed their studies through educational loans, and each achieved success independently — Elon became the world's richest engineer, Kimbal owns a chain of restaurants, and Tosca founded her own film company.
After the divorce, Errol Musk did not remain alone for long. He soon married a young widow. The woman had two children from her previous marriage, one of whom was a four-year-old girl named Jana.
This marriage gave birth to two daughters to Errol Musk. However, he showed particular affection towards his eldest stepdaughter, Jana. His second wife became suspicious. After Jana grew up and turned into a beautiful woman, Errol could no longer hide his feelings. Consequently, his second wife also decided to divorce him.
In 2017, the stepdaughter had a son with Errol Musk. In 2019, they had a second child — a daughter. The public uproar was significant when the first child was born, but there was hardly any media coverage about the second child.
This incident shocked Elon. He has never spoken to his father since then and has cut off all ties with him.
