 Yet despite the controversy surrounding their music (and to some extent because of it) the band remains highly popular in South Africa, drawing large crowds wherever they perform.They were also one of the most requested bands on the South African music television channel MK.On 13 March 2007, Myburgh announced the hiatus of Fokofpolisiekar in the Afrikaans newspaper Rapport, saying, "All of us want to do our own thing, such as Johnny who wants to start producing, and Francois and myself who are doing our own solo projects."