The billboard



Cape Town - An e-tolls billboard in Johannesburg should be banned because it aims to discredit the ANC as elections loom, wrote a Fin24 user who wants to remain anonymous.The signing of the e-tolls bill by President Jacob Zuma has sparked a public outcry, with some gearing up to strike, while others say it is simply about elections.One user wants to know if the ANC is aware of an ad on the N1 highway going to Beyers Naudé Drive."How true is this? Are they even aware about the billboard?""This is cheap politics." It aims to bring ANC to its knees, he added.He said the culprits running the campaign are trying to discredit the ANC because of the upcoming elections.He suggested that it was the "opposition". "This is how they campaign," he wrote."That billboard must be banned."The board says 'E-tolls. Proudly brought to you by ANC' but it does not have an ANC logo on it. Several users have sent in images of the billboards, and Fin24 has been inundated with user letters and comments about the controversial electronic tolling of highways.The New Age reported on Friday that three massive billboards 'mocking' the ANC and e-tolls have been anonymously erected on Johannesburg highways.The structures are owned by outdoor media company vanTill Outdoor, but it would not divulge who the client is, saying a confidentiality agreement had been signed.

ANC spokesperson Jackson Mthembu told the newspaper: "I can tell you it is definitely not us that is behind the billboards. The ANC would have branded it with the logo and ANC colours if it was us."

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