The MEC claims the automotive giant will be issuing a statement to 'rectify its mistakes' soon.
In a statement released late on Monday, Toyota SA made it clear that they would continue to be a sponsor of the AIG music festival despite the controversy around Hofmeyr.
MTN announced that it pulled out because of Hofmeyr’s inclusion in the line-up after they apparently already raised its concerns about it last month. Toyota South Africa Motors, however, said that they wanted to reassure customers and South African citizens at large that although they were “aware of social media comments relating to the involvement” of Hofmeyr, they were contractually not able to prescribe to the organisers on how to run their affairs.
They said they had taken the matter up with the management of AIG, however, “clearly conveying its sentiments that the Toyota brand does not want to be associated with divisive elements”.
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