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Jerm writes:

Drawing for the last time, today, until early October. Around 2000 cartoons since my last complete break. Feels like I'm going cold turkey.
Tonight it's drinks with a couple mates and tomorrow the countdown begins...

Jerm

"My name is Jerm and I am South Africa’s 39th best cartoonist."

So claims JERM (JEREMY NELL), one of the most exciting new talents on the South African cartooning scene. In…>

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Afrikaans, ANC, Capitalism, Carel Boshof V, Centrist, Communism, COSATU, Ideologies, jgc, Nationalists, Orania, Vavi, Zuma

Zuma in the middle

STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU: The Populist President has had a busy week... a 'state visit' to the Afrikaner right wing enclave of Orania, followed by some success in government negotiations with the striking unions to his left. JERM wonders whether Zuma's own ideological position is any clearer almost two years into his presidency. Or is it just 'business as usual?'.

After some 2000 cartoons since he last took a break this will be Jeremy's last cartoon for a while, as he takes some time out to marry Janel this weekend before the two of them head off to a secret Island location on honeymoon. Africartoons wishes the couple all the very best, and invites fellow cartoonists and readers to leave any messages of congratulations for them as a comment below.

Jeremy and Janel