Anti-Cell C banner violates by-laws: City of Joburg

"Outdoor Advertising" ? Could have fooled me, didn't get the impression that this was "advertising", rather than free speech, opinion etc.

While I don't know the specifics of the laws in this case, I would be shocked and dismayed if they had so much as a crooked leg to stand on to force removal of such a thing.

I wouldn't be surprised if this simply boils down to money one way or another, so of course they would like to call it an advertisement, wouldn't even be surprised if Cell C had a hand in this since they lost their court case so badly.
 
yep CoJ has a MAJOR problem on their hand if they want to run with this. The erected banner is protest not advertising and the outdoor advertising regulations are scoped to advertising.
 
Paul Hjul said:
yep CoJ has a MAJOR problem on their hand if they want to run with this. The erected banner is protest not advertising and the outdoor advertising regulations are scoped to advertising.
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Exactly. It is in our constitutional right to protest and enact meaningful dialogue and discussion. The banner owner tried and tried and felt this was his last recourse. The CoJ is showing bully tactics with a move like this. Not interested in consumer protection it would seem...
 
good luck to them, this will hopefully land up in court again
 
Paul Hjul said:
yep CoJ has a MAJOR problem on their hand if they want to run with this. The erected banner is protest not advertising and the outdoor advertising regulations are scoped to advertising.
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CoJ is a MAJOR problem in and of itself, don't think they care much.
 
Laugh is someone reports alll Cell C advert and Jozi does check to see if they have the "applications" of outdoor advertising..
 
Well how innocent is this Prokas dude after all,is he just trying to get his way out of a bill his son ran up?

Many people are singing him as some kind of hero,but consumers are not always right some can be ass wipes also.
 
falcon786 said:
Well how innocent is this Prokas dude after all,is he just trying to get his way out of a bill his son ran up?

Many people are singing him as some kind of hero,but consumers are not always right some can be ass wipes also.
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Doesn't change the fact that a person has a right to process\express their opinion.
 
Paul Hjul said:
yep CoJ has a MAJOR problem on their hand if they want to run with this. The erected banner is protest not advertising and the outdoor advertising regulations are scoped to advertising.
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Actually the by-laws include any and all signage.

The Municipal Manager hereby publishes, in terms of Section 13 of the Local Government: Municipal
Systems Act, 2000 [Act No. 32 of 2000], read with Section 162 of the Constitution of the Republic of
South Africa Act, 1996, the Outdoor Advertising and signage By-law.
Purpose of By-law
The purpose of this by-law is to:
(a) regulate all signage, advertisements displayed or to be displayed within the area of jurisdiction
of the Council.
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and then further onto the definitions

Definitions
1. In these By-laws, unless the context otherwise indicates –
“advertisement” means any representation by a word, or abbreviation thereof, letter,
logo, symbol, sign, figure, painting, drawing or other pictorial representation, or light,
displayed in or in view of any public place, Provincial or National Road within the
jurisdiction of the City for the purpose of drawing the attention of the public to or
promoting any product, service, business or commercial enterprise, trade, person,
election or candidature in an election, voter registration, entertainment, function,
meeting or other event, aspects relating to security and news headlines;
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He might as well take down the banner now - I think he got his message across and the harm has been done.
 
The_Librarian said:
Yes, because they now want some money for their bonuses...
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No, it's because what that consumer did was childish and stupid. Any one who feels that is the best way to sort out their issues is a moron. Anyone who looks at this billboard erection like "it was a good idea" or "the right of the consumer" or "free speech" is equally ignorant of the facts.

Facts such as there are always two sides to every story. Strange how I learned that in pre-school but every time I'm surrounded by adults no-one seems to remember.

No, I don't work for Cell-C. Yes, I work in retail.

I am tired of those quick-to-bitch South Africans who do every single thing EXCEPT GET UP AND DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

Rant over.
 
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