1. Steve Hofmeyr was born on 29 August 1964 and is a South African musician, writer and actor known for his prominence in the Afrikaans music scene.
21 Facts About Steve Hofmeyr
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Steve Hofmeyr studied drama at the Pretoria Teknikon, but dropped out in 1986 to focus on his acting career.
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On 12 May 2011, Steve Hofmeyr released the lyrics to his new song called "Ons sal dit oorleef", which means "We will survive this".
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The song is controversial, because Steve Hofmeyr threatened to include the ethnic slur "kaffir" in the lyrics of the song.
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Steve Hofmeyr removed the offensive word in his song, citing that the word would offend his black friends and colleagues.
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Steve Hofmeyr was heavily criticised after performing the former South African national anthem, Die Stem, at the Innibos cultural festival in Nelspruit in July 2014.
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Steve Hofmeyr went on to perform the anthem on international tours, and encouraged white South Africans to continue singing it, stating that it did not contain any form of hate speech.
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In October 2014, Steve Hofmeyr wrote and published a tweet stating that he believed that black South Africans were the "architects of apartheid" on his public Twitter account.
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One of Steve Hofmeyr's critics was puppeteer Conrad Koch through his puppet Chester Missing, who launched a campaign calling on companies to stop sponsoring Steve Hofmeyr.
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On 27 November 2014, Steve Hofmeyr failed to acquire a final protection order against Koch and his puppet in the Randburg Magistrate's Court.
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Steve Hofmeyr has given statements indicative of apartheid denialism, leading various journalists and political analysts to label him a "disgrace to South Africa".
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The South African Human Rights Commission has set out demands for Steve Hofmeyr to pay an amount of R500,000 to an NPO who fights for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community, post a formal apology to the LGBTQ+ community, serve 20 hours of community service at an LGBTQ+ center, and attend a workshop on diversity and inclusivity.
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Steve Hofmeyr has made numerous claims relating to murders of white South Africans.
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Steve Hofmeyr has claimed that whites, and in particular Afrikaners, are being "killed like flies", posting on Facebook that "my tribe is dying".
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Steve Hofmeyr posted a picture of a "World Cup soccer stadium" which he claimed could be filled by the number of whites murdered by blacks.
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On 30 April 2019, all content with Hofmeyr was removed from all MultiChoice networks, most notably DStv after Steve's song "Die Land" was removed from an award show category by Multichoice's request.
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In December 2008, Steve Hofmeyr poured a cup of cold tea over Huisgenoot magazine editor Esmare Weideman at the Miss South Africa finals, reportedly due to him blaming her and two other journalists for his recent divorce.
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Weideman and Steve Hofmeyr subsequently sued each other for assault and invasion of privacy respectively, but both withdrew their claims in 2011.
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Steve Hofmeyr was fined R10,000 in the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate's Court on 23 January 2014.
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Steve Hofmeyr married actress Natasha Sutherland, whom he had met on the set of Egoli: Place of Gold in 1998.
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Steve Hofmeyr has a total of six children with five different women, and his turbulent private life has drawn frequent media attention.