Johannesburg - The Johannesburg Metro Police spokesperson (JMPD) Wayne Minnaar on Tuesday said political parties had been given a grace period to remove their election posters.
Municipal polls were on 3 August 2016, but election posters can still be seen around the city. Minnaar said, in terms of the procedure the city has to indicate to the JMPD when action needs to be taken against parties for failing to comply by the laws. “Although all parties have been given a grace period, majority of them have already removed their posters.”
Johannesburg City spokesperson Nthatisi Modingoane said parties have up to Friday, 2 September 2016, to remove all their election campaign posters. “They are co-operating in terms of the Outdoor Advertising Bylaws ... to remove remaining posters will be deemed illegal after Friday,” said Modingoane.
He said, it was still early to issue fines. He said fines will be issued when Bylaw Enforcement Unit comes across illegal posters during the normal course of their work after they have collated posters removed per party. “Fines may range from R100 to R1 000 depending on the type of posters removed,” said Modingoane.
African News Agency