UPDATE: media24 follows ToyotaSA as it also ends partnership with AfrIsGroot
it too would end its sponsorship agreement with AIG due to the involvement of controversial singer Steve Hofmeyr in the show.
"Our titles continue to be at the forefront of news coverage when it comes to Afrikaans music, artists, and a variety of other projects – including AIG. We'll also continue our coverage and support of creative Afrikaans creators of festivals and projects like KKNK, Aardklop, Innibos, Stellenbosh Woordfees, and Optog.
But the organisers are undeterred with Barry Pretorius, director and producer of AIG, confirming at a press conference that Steve Hofmeyr"is going nowhere and will be part of the show"."This is your Afrikaans is Groot. Nobody, not even the sponsors, can tell us what to do. You, the public, are the only ones that can decide," Barry said. website on Tuesday stated that the"public is and will always be the main sponsor of AIG".
Every main sponsor's name will be displayed on the screens at the shows and will also appear in a special AIG 2019 programme. Tickets for the #JouAIG concert will go on sale from 29 March at 10:00 at Computicket.
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