Cape Town — The City of Cape Town has announced that it has removed 400 posters that were erected by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), costing the City over R205 000 — R514 per poster — thus far.
The City’s Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment Alderman Eddie Andrews, said the EFF are liable for the costs.
“The City of Cape Town is removing the posters that the EFF erected illegally across the metro over the past few weeks. Furthermore, the party will be charged for the removal of these posters in accordance with the City’s Outdoor Advertising and Signage By-law,” Andrews said.
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Andrews said that the EFF did not have the City’s authority to erect the posters advertising its shutdown.
“Councillor Mzubanzi Dambuza, the EFF’s Chief Whip, was informed in February 2023 that these posters would not be allowed as it contravened Schedule 11 of the Outdoor Advertising and Signage By-law. Yet, the EFF proceeded without the City’s permission.”
He said that the EFF still “has an opportunity to remove the remaining posters and avoid the cost of their removal”.
Meanwhile, EWN reported that Dambuza said the EFF will not be paying for anything.
“The same conduct that they are doing with the posters is the same conduct that they utilised with the court case to interdict the EFF from having a national shutdown,” he was quoted as saying.
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Compiled by Junaid Benjamin
