Steve Hofmeyr has penned his own “open letter” to Donald Trump, following the backlash of one titled “Not in our name”, written by 44 prominent Afrikaners has received.
Over the weekend, a group of Afrikaners in professions like media, law, academia, finance, and business took a stance against the US President’s comments that South Africa is pushing a “white genocide” and the “racial discrimination” of white people.
The letter, endorsed by several political parties, has courted controversy from organisations like AfriForum, the Solidarity Movement, and conservative Afrikaner figures.
STEVE HOFMEYR SENDS MESSAGE TO DONALD TRUMP
Responding to “Not in our name”, Steve Hofmeyr shared his own message to US President Donald Trump.
In a video uploaded on his YouTube account, the outspoken Afrikaner singer said the following:
“Dear Mr Trump.
“There is a letter en route to you, supposedly representing Afrikaners in South Africa, representing 44 woke Afrikaners, who hate us, hate themselves, and detest you.
“The sum of Afrikaners just I and AriForum represent, outnumbers the Afrikaners they represent by about 700 to one.
“Please dismiss the letter, print it out, and glue it over any Biden portrait in the White House.
Steve Hofmeyr added: “We Afrikaners, most of us anyway, think you are doing a sterling job. And if we had a president like you, our sovereignty and our economy would be in fine shape. Our Afrikaner lives would be protected, and our women and children would sleep safely.
“Most Afrikaners, by far, are in awe of what you’re doing”.
WHAT DID ‘NOT IN MY NAME’ SAY?
Steve Hofmeyr’s “open letter” was in direct response to an open letter published over the weekend.
The letter was titled, “Not in our Name: Afrikaners Respond to the Misuse of Their Story in US Politics.”
In it, the group of professionals rejected the US president’s claims that the South African government is promoting a “white genocide” and “persecution of white people”.
A part of it read: “We reject the narrative that casts Afrikaners as victims of racial persecution in post-apartheid South Africa.
“This framing, now being used to support the far-right ‘Great Replacement’ theory in the United States, is not only misleading but also dangerous. It distorts the realities of South Africa, weaponises our history, and reduces a complex social context and necessary levelling of playing fields into a simplistic symbol of white decline. ”
“The idea that white South Africans deserve special asylum status because of their race undermines the very principles of the refugee programme.
“Vulnerability – not race – should guide humanitarian policy. To elevate above others is to reinforce a racialised worldview that elevates whiteness above others and sees white identity as under existential threat. This is not a reflection of our values or lived experiences”.
STEVE HOFMEYR, OTHERS SIGN PETITION
Meanwhile, Steve Hofmeyr and other Afrikaner South Africans have signed a petition, rejecting the “Not in our name” letter.
The Change.org petition was started by former DA MP and now FFP MP, Renaldo Gouws.
In it, Gouws thanked President Trump for establishing the resettlement programme offering refugee status to Afrikaners, and other racial minorities.
He wrote: “By aiming to resettle minorities from our community, you save lives, enrich America with our indomitable work ethic, and model true humanitarianism.
“We welcome this program with open arms and hearts full of thanks.
“Together, we will build bridges over the chasms of history”.
You can sign the counter-letter here: https://t.co/71Qqa0wN1I
— Renaldo “Ngamla” Gouws 🇿🇦 (@RenaldoGouws) October 26, 2025
