eThekwini to fine political parties for unremoved election posters
The City will fine R1 193 for each poster removed by the General Advertising Branch.
ETHEKWINI Municipality will charge political parties R1 193 per poster removed by the General Advertising Branch.
In a statement today the city said a decision was made last year regarding political posters. They said political parties were given 30 days after the date of the elections to remove the posters.
On 29 May millions of South Africans headed to the polls in nine provinces for national and provincial elections. Seventy parties competed for votes in the election.
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On Monday, July 1, through its General Advertising Branch, eThekwini Municipality commenced with the removal of election campaign material from electricity street poles and other municipal infrastructure.
“Starting from July 1, signage inspectors have been actively removing these posters and will impose fines on political parties once the process is complete.
“Political parties and independent candidates were allowed to have a maximum of 800 posters per ward,” said the municipality.
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