The City of Ekurhuleni urged political parties that participated in the May 29 elections to remove their posters from various locations across the city by the close of business on Wednesday.
“No posters shall be displayed for longer than the period extending from the beginning of the date of proclamation in the Government Gazette of an upcoming referendum or election to the end of the fourteenth day after the date of such an election,” City spokesperson Zweli Dlamini said.
Dlamini urged political parties to take down their posters and any other election-related materials from across the city by the close of business on Wednesday adding that failure to comply may result in significant fines.
“Any material not removed... will be removed by the City across all wards and the applicable political party will be charged a tariff/removal fee of R57.69 per poster, as prescribed by Schedule 19 of the City’s promulgated tariffs for the 2023/24 Financial Year,” he said.
“The City shall not be liable for any loss, damage, storage, cost, claims, demands and/or any other liability from an individual or political party who had contested the elections, with regards to election related material removed by the City.”
Dlamini said the City reminded political parties and the public of the guidelines and encouraged everyone to stick to the rules.
Political parties, according to the City, are in charge of taking down the election campaign posters.
If political parties fail to comply, the City stated that they will be fined R500 for each election poster that remains attached to street poles and in other locations after the 14-day grace period has passed.
According to the City spokesperson Virgil James, all political parties that participated and displayed posters and other related election material for the purpose of political campaigns, did so under the provisions of Section 28 of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality Outdoor Advertising by-laws (2009).
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