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This follows MTN withdrawing sponsorship from the ‘Afrikaans is Groot’ festival due to the singer’s inclusion in the line-up.

Emerald Resort and Casino in Vanderbijlpark has announced that it has decided to cancel the upcoming “Afrikaans in die Vaal” concert featuring controversial singer-songwriter and activist Steve Hofmeyr, alongside Afrikaans singer Refentse.

The casino said it made the decision to cancel ” based on advice and discussions with concerned parties”, adding that full refunds would be given.

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The company says AIG is not helping bring people together by including the controversial singer in its lineup.

MTN responded to calls on social media to pull out its sponsorship of Afrikaans music concert, Afrikaans is Groot (AIG), after its inclusion of controversial musician Steve Hofmeyr in this year’s line-up.

The show is scheduled to take place from March 14 to 17 in Cape Town at the Grand West Casino, and in Pretoria at the Sun Arena at Time Square Casino in November and December later in the year.

However, their line-up caused an uproar on social media after Hofmeyr was included, with some tagging MTN on tweets that were seen to be racist.

Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi also took to social media to call on MTN to withdraw from the concert if it was serious about dealing with racism in the country. He used Hofmeyr’s tweet in which he said black people were the architects of apartheid.

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