THE Hibiscus Coast Municipality (HCM) has vowed to engage with law enforcement to patrol and issue fines regarding the news headline posters erected in and around Margate.
HCM spokesman Simon Soboyisa said this would be done in accordance with the signage bylaws.
Margate resident Kenneth Goldsmith said the posters were often illegally posted on traffic signs or poles. “They flap around in the wind, obscure signs and leave a messy tangle of string behind,” he said.
He said the posters were only supposed to be placed in the designated holders but that this was not happening.
“When I spoke to one newspaper distributor, he was very rude and abruptly told me he would do as he pleased,” he said.
Mr Goldsmith said abortion notices and the like have seemingly been allowed to be posted everywhere, contributing to the general state of untidiness of Margate.
“If the community and authorities put their minds to it, we can improve the situation and keep our town neat and clean,” he said.
“Remove these posters when you see them, as the traffic and law enforcement departments do not seem too bothered about them.”
Mr Soboyisa said that most of the culprits were not based within HCM, making it difficult to issue notices and fines.
“The people who erect these signs are believed to do so in the very early hours of the morning in order to have them ready for commuters to read the headlines when going to work,” he said.
