The complainant says he fails to understand why the municipality hasn’t been able to curb such a trend.
“Walking in Bartlett and Impala Park, people have erected these boards and some just nailed on trees.
“I would like to know why the councillor in the ward has not stopped the trend in the past, because they can be seen on so many poles, even at the traffic lights,” he adds.
Spokesperson for the Ekurhuleni metro, Sam Modiba, says the municipality would remove the illegal advertising signs that have been erected against the traffic signs and lamp poles in the Impala and Bartlett area.
“According to the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality’s Outdoor Advertising By-Laws Section 85 (24), a R200 fine can be issued for erecting, maintaining or displaying a sign or poster fixed or attached to trees or natural features,” he says.
He advises businesses to apply to advertise their companies on lamp poles through a company that a tender was awarded to by the metro.
For more information, businesses may contact Susan Wilson on 011 999 0974 or susan.wilson@ekurhuleni.gov.za.
