Headline of the Weekend Argus. Willie Hofmeyer is an Anti- Apartheid activist that was the Assistant Secretary on the Western Cape Executive Committee of the African National Congress in 1991. As assistant secretary he managed the administration and co-ordination of campaigns of the ANC in the pre-democracy period. During 1993-1994 he worked full-time as part of a team that co-ordinated the election campaign for the region, particularly organising major events where President Mandela appeared.