eTHEKINWI has amended the rules relating to the erection of registration and election posters throughout the metro for the upcoming elections.
The refundable fee that political parties are expected to pay if they wish to erect posters has been reduced from R200 to R100 per party in each ward. Parties are restricted to the erection of a maximum of 800 posters per party per ward to prevent clutter.
City Manager, Sibusiso Sithole told the Executive Committe this week that the South African Local Government Association had requested Municipalities to waive restrictive by-laws, in particular the payment of deposits, pertaining to the display of posters during the election period. Political parties are permitted to advertise in certain maximum control areas including highways, freeways and the beachfront for the purposes of election only.
The use of outdoor advertising modes such as banners and wall murals is also permitted for the elections. All posters must be removed within 30 days of the national elections and 14 days in the event of by-elections.
Sithole warned that failure to comply would result in the municipality removing the posters and recovering R50 from the party concerned.
