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Poster war starts
walk posters and notices states that such a poster may be displayed only With the 2021 municipal elecin an urban area of partial or minitions around the corner on 1 Nomum control. No person may erect vember, the war of words between a sidewalk poster or notice without politicians vying for the support first obtaining the written approval of voters has erupted once again. of the relevant municipality, in this So too did the poster war, with case the Makhado Municipality. political parties jostling for the Most importantly, Regulations best spots to catch voters’ eyes. 24 states that these posters can only Unfortunately, the poster war be displayed on an electric light normally ends up in an information standard or other structure that is overload, with posters being erected provided for the express purpose on anything that stands upright. of pasting or affixing the poster or Whether through ignorance or notice. It may not be attached or arrogance, some political parties affixed to a road traffic sign or a do not seem to play by the rules, signal, wall, column or post of a veespecially regarding the illegal randa or balcony, electric box, tree practice of placing election posters or bridge. Interestingly, the regulaon road-traffic signs. tion also states that, in the case of With the election posters starting election or referendum campaigns, to go up again over the past week no more than three posters per light or so, the Zoutpansberger started post or standard will be allowed. receiving complaints from residents These election posters may also about election posters’ being placed not be put up before the date of the on road traffic signs, especially on election has been gazetted and must the N1. This is an issue that this be removed no later than 14 days newspaper has reported on numer- after the election. Posters may also ous times in the past. not be displayed on the road reserve The placement of election posters boundaries or freeways. on road traffic signs is prohibited Judging by the stipulations of the and is regulated by the South AfriAct, some political parties could can National Road Agency Limited clearly not care less about legisand National Roads Act, Act 7 of lation. The Zoutpansberger asked 1998, and its regulations. SANRAL as responsible authority According to the National Roads for the N1 and the Makhado MuAct, a “poster” is, among other nicipality for comment about the things, defined as any placard illegal activity. announcing the candidature of any SANRAL responded that the staperson nominated for election to tus quo remained regarding politiparliament, local government or cal parties’ having to get permission any similar body. Regarding this, from the local municipality to put Regulation 24 of the Act on Outup election posters. The company door Advertising relating to sidestated that they were allowed to By Andries van Zyl
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remove posters if they obscured, created confusion, or interfered with the functioning of traffic signs. “In terms of road safety and traffic considerations Regulation 6 (1)(d), no advertisement may be attached to traffic signs, combined with traffic signs (unless specifically authorised by the National Road Traffic Act), obscure traffic signs, create confusion with traffic signs, interfere with the functioning of traffic signs or create
road safety hazards,” SANRAL stated. In some cases, the Minister of Transport may relax legislation to allow political parties to put up election posters on traffic signs. “SANRAL has not received a letter from the Minister of Transport to relax the conditions regarding the placement of political posters on road traffic signs,” stated SANRAL. No feedback was received from the Makhado Municipality, other than
municipal spokesperson Mr Louis Bobodi’s indicating that he was trying to get information. The newspaper wanted to know from the municipality, among other things, which political parties had applied and been granted permission to put up election posters, whether these illegal poster would be removed and whether a political party could be fined for contravening the regulations of the National Roads Act.
With the election posters starting to go up again over the past week or so, the Zoutpansberger started receiving complaints from residents about election posters’ being placed on road traffic signs, especially on the N1.
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