POLITICAL PARTIES URGED TO REMOVE 2026 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION POSTERS
Published: November 12, 2026<< BACK TO NEWS
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is calling on all political parties and independent candidates who contested the 2026 Local Government Elections to remove all their election campaign posters and related election material from public spaces across the Metro.
In terms of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality Outdoor Signs (Advertising and Other Signs) By-laws, 2010, as amended, election posters may be displayed up to 7 days after the date of the election.
Following the 2026 Local Government Elections held on 4 November 2026, political parties and candidates therefore have until 15 November 2026 to remove all election posters and related campaign material displayed across Nelson Mandela Bay.
The Municipality urges all political parties and candidates to take responsibility for ensuring that their campaign material is removed within the prescribed period, including posters attached to street poles and other public infrastructure.
Failure to remove election posters within the prescribed period constitutes non-compliance with the Municipality’s Outdoor Signs By-law. The Municipality may proceed with the removal of outstanding posters and recover the applicable removal costs from the responsible political party or candidate.
The applicable municipal tariff for the removal of election posters is R57.69 per poster, as previously applied by the Municipality.
Political parties and candidates are therefore urged to act promptly and ensure that all campaign material is removed before the 15 November 2026 deadline.
The Municipality further appeals to all political parties to cooperate with the removal process and to help ensure that public spaces and municipal infrastructure remain clean, safe and free from unnecessary advertising material following the conclusion of the elections.
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