Singer is proving divisive – again – this time over his claims that he is defending an ‘attack on all white people’
Steve Hofmeyr told his followers on social media he would not be 'bullied'.Moves to shame right-wing Afrikaners and their supporters have been made in recent weeks – and Steve Hofmeyr is at the centre.
He said the radical Afrikaans market was also not as wide as some would suggest, and companies like Media24 would most definitely have “done their homework” about whether or not their choice to remove sponsorship would affect their readership. Saying the decision to withdraw from the festival was “over-cautious”, Giliomee added that the companies were probably concerned about a poor response from black consumers.
“Immediately when there is controversy in regards to anything the corporates tend to close the door and walk away from the situation.”
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