The Power of 8000 removes illegal ads in White River CBD

The Power of 8000 Community Action Group’s (TPO8000) committee members took to White River’s streets on Sunday January 28 to remove illegal and offensive advertisements pasted throughout the CBD.

According to the TPO8000 director, Lisa Gordon-Davis, they decided to remove illegal and offensive posters from electrical poles, substations and dustbins.

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“Many residents of Mbombela are familiar with these signs, which are highly visible in all towns across the municipal area. Residents are fuming about them and have repeatedly asked the City of Mbombela’s (CoM) law enforcement department to take action against the perpetrators, as their phone numbers are clearly printed on these signs. This has been to no avail, and residents have taken it upon themselves to conduct a complaints campaign against the ‘doctor’ who is responsible for these signs,” she said.

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Gordon-Davis added that the posters were removed last year, but a fresh batch had been posted, which have now also been removed by the team. The operation included the towing of a water bowser with a pressure washing system for blasting off the advertisements from infrastructural elements. She also said the community’s response had been very positive as residents are unhappy about their children being exposed to these ubiquitous notices about abortion and penis enlargements.

Meanwhile, residents are once again urging the CoM to take action against these ‘doctors’, to ensure they are fined and held liable for the costs of removing the adverts, and to make sure they stop pasting them on municipal infrastructure.

Lowvelder attempted to get a comment from these so-called ‘doctors’ whose adverts are considered obscene, but they were not available for comment.

The CoM’s spokesperson, Joseph Ngala, was also not available for comment at the time of going to press.