Lusaka City Council (LCC) has brought down 70 illegal billboards, marking a significant step towards restoring order in the city’s advertising landscape.
On December 24, 2024, LCC launched an operation to regulate billboard placements, resulting in the removal of 36 illegal structures.
The council’s efforts continued with inspections, leading to the demolition of an additional 34 billboards, bringing the total to 70 illegal billboards brought down.
LCC Assistant Public Relations Manager Nyambe Bulumba said the council has noted with concern that there are a number of illegal billboards in the city that have been mounted.
Mr Nyambe said advertising agencies or individual companies should follow legal procedures by applying to the council through city planning for approval.
He stated that billboards come in specific sizes adding that the council has to assign the size of billboards depending on the location a person wants to place it.
“We have to visit physical locations to ensure that structures do not obstruct motorists and pedestrians, thereby preventing accidents, and to provide beauty to the city,” Mr Nyambe said.
He said the council has noted with concern that they are losing in-terms of revenue as a result of a number of illegal billboards.
Mr Nyambe added that the council is taking steps to address the issue such as regular inspections that are being done to ensure that they are in compliance with the stipulated standards.
He encouraged members of the public to always apply through the council whenever they come up with such initiatives in order to avoid their billboards being brought down.
ZANIS
POLITICAL BILL BOARDS ???
They start again, but clean up after distribution.
Sounds like PF in power, destroying!!
Illegalities everywhere you look; how do we progress as a nation like that?
We keep hearing Bally will fix it
the only think we dont hear is when ??
Perhaps they too dont know
It is a continuation… Bear in mind that fixing things takes time than destroying
A nation where the council lacks authority and is unable to punish violators, etc. LCC chaps are a joke, they ought to resign because they are disorganized.
ZESCO GETTING WORSE
PETROL A BIG STRUGGLE
And LT was to highlight illegal Bill Boards ??
Council capacity to generate their own revenue was destroyed by late president Fredrick TJ Chiluba when he gave away all housing stock for political expediency to sell his 3rd term bid. Citing UK council selling its houses to sitting tenants – Lie and misunderstude. Lived in UK.
If thosw houses were still in the hands of the council what state would they be in? The initial case put forward to reposess the baobab land was good until the then AG got his hands soil and land should have gone to the council ended up in private contractors and more than 30 years later the case is still in court after the Supreme court made a decision. One has to ask how and why are we not able to hold the persons in comptent to account? How are the court officials who seem to be shielding them?
Get rid of all the dirty chaotic street traders 1st . People were allowed to illegally trade on the streets by PF just to gain votes.
All opposition party bill boards are illegal because they carry news on the flight side. UPND advertisement posters are legal. Is it not that party and government are one?