Roelf Meyer

“I'm an Afrikaner from South Africa myself,”

Roelf Meyer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Meyer stated his own Afrikaner identity in an interview with the BBC while addressing claims of genocide.

“Is he talking about us?”

Roelf Meyer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Meyer recalls his reaction when he first heard President Trump claim there was a genocide against white Afrikaners.

“South Africa has challenges with the prevention of crime and with the combatting of crime,”

Roelf Meyer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Meyer acknowledged South Africa's challenges with preventing and combating crime.

“It doesn't help us to raise a voice outside, if we are not committed to doing something inside the country,”

Roelf Meyer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Meyer addressed Afrikaners protesting farm attacks in Washington, urging commitment to addressing issues within South Africa.

“But I'm not here to represent the Afrikaner only,”

Roelf Meyer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Meyer clarified that his role as ambassador was not limited to representing the Afrikaner community.

“It's a problem all around. It's not rural. It's not farm attacks only. If you look at the total picture, the huge levels of crime in the black townships of South Africa are the biggest concern, proportionally, far more than anything else.”

Roelf Meyer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Meyer said crime is a nationwide problem and that the biggest concern proportionally is in black townships rather than farm attacks.

“the fact he also saw the value of me being an Afrikaner”

Roelf Meyer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Meyer said President Ramaphosa appointed him partly because he saw the value of Meyer being an Afrikaner.

“and I can say that I've never experienced something of that kind.”

Roelf Meyer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-25

Meyer said as an Afrikaner he had never experienced anything resembling genocide.