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Cape Town – With the upcoming municipal elections just over a week away, rival political parties are stepping up their campaigns in the race to win over undecided voters.
Amid all the mudslinging and grandstanding, dabbing and dishing out of food parcels, there is another battle that is a lot more visible to casual observers on the street – the clash of the campaign posters.
While some are stock standard and dignified, sticking within accepted norms, others have veered into the realm of the absurd, such as these Patriotic Alliance (PA) posters that have been spotted around town.
The Patriotic Alliance's election posters are really something. pic.twitter.com/ZyCKEYKaYn
— Nicole Lee Graham (@NicoleGraham031) July 25, 2016
An election poster Cape Town. "They say save the rhino but what about the brown man" pic.twitter.com/6mLqs7crv1
— susan bartlett (@susanba47814017) July 13, 2016
As if the questionable posters weren’t enough, the PA was also caught in the act of pasting their campaign posters over existing DA placards.
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE stealing from DA haibo mayoral candidate Ricardo Sedres jou derm gaan pain. #voteDA pic.twitter.com/jMxv2oUgPk
— shamielah Dollie (@SdShamiela) July 25, 2016
But they weren’t the only ones…
@MmusiMaimane So it's almost municipality #election in #SouthAfrica and @MYANC are covering up @Our_DA posters? pic.twitter.com/Zk4dpRpWra
— VB. Giovanni (@bruna_giovanni) July 17, 2016
And then there were a few others that told stories of their own, some serious, and some eliciting amusing observations.
Election season in full swing in Pretoria, South Africa's capital - what % of campaign funding goes into posters? pic.twitter.com/D59dg0aEG5
— Bilal | ???? (@bilalr) July 21, 2016
22 June 2016 | Election posters in #KwaNobuhle near Uitenhage, Eastern Cape.
— Aletta Harrison (@AlettaHarrison) June 22, 2016
South Africa… https://t.co/vMfjjDWEQG pic.twitter.com/RsCcy3Rm19
And the award for creepiest election poster goes to... pic.twitter.com/jl9iI2pmVH
— Rossouw Nel (@rossouwn) June 22, 2016
Have you spotted any conversation-sparking posters in your area? Send us your comments and pictures.
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