Calls were made for major sponsors, including the car manufacturer, to pull out of the festival as it is being headlined by controversial musician Steve Hofmeyr.
JOHANNESBURG - Toyota South Africa has announced it has pulled its sponsorship of the Afrikaans is Groot music festival.
Any ideas on how to deal with this stubborn @ToyotaSA ! They support racism and we must show them! @DStv withdrew, @CocaCola also withdrew as well as @MTNza! Today @emerald_resort stopped the so called singer from performing at their resorts! #Toyota https://t.co/brTFOAO6XJ — Nigel_Branken March 20, 2019 "Toyota South Africa Motors and the organisers of Afrikaans is Groot have amicably agreed to discontinue their sponsorship association as of March 2019 – which also marked the end of the 2018 AIG season. Both parties have honoured their contractual agreements since 2015, Toyota said in a statement released on Tuesday.
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