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Zuma Defaced

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AND DISMEMBERED

Brett Murray's controversial portrait of President Zuma With Unsheathed Genitalia has given rise to dozens of editorial cartoons since it was first exposed by City Press. Since then, the President, his family, his party and his government have conspired to place the story firmly on the front page by threatening legal action to have the painting removed and destroyed.

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Posted on May 23, 2012 by Africartoons

The Clifton Trawler

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WHEN A JAPANESE FISHING TRAWLER washed up on one of Clifton's pristine beaches, many Capetonians seized the opportunity to visit it, and witness the numerous attempts to refloat the large boat and its cargo of tuna. Four Cape Town based cartoonists saw it as another opportunity (their first since the recent centenary of the Sinking of the Titanic), to draw a boat - if only they could work it into another relevant story. And a Cape Town based photographer made this beautiful stop action video of the trawler's short visit to our shores [thanks for sharing this, JERM!].

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Posted on May 19, 2012 by Africartoons

The Cost of Living is No Laughing Matter

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UNLESS YOU HAPPEN TO BE A CARTOONIST

Heavy taxation, increasing food costs, education fees, toll roads, and price hikes in electricity, water, rates weigh heavilly on the average South African. Fortunately, cartoonists are there to bring a lighter side to a heavy situation, as these cartoons will show.

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Posted on May 09, 2012 by Africartoons

Sicelo Shiceka

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[June 1966 - April 2012]

The former Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs has died after a long illness, and tributes from his political comrades and opponents have acknowledged his contribution towards the liberation of South Africa and his hard work in the field after that was achieved. But his mistakes were also noted, not least of all his propensity for extravagant trips at state expense (which would ultimately result in his being fired). True to form, it is this legacy that cartoonists will remember him by, as THIS COLLECTION attests.

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Posted on Apr 30, 2012 by Africartoons

SO LONG JUJU

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THANKS FOR ALL THE 'TOONS!

JULIUS MALEMA has been something of a muse to newspaper cartoonists, and a constant source of material for their cartoons. Are we about to see the last of him? Not if the media can help it, because Juju - as we've all come to know him - can't be matched for the guaranteed drama, sound bite and controversy we've come to expect of him.

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Posted on Apr 26, 2012 by Africartoons

The People vs The Tolls

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As the popular protest against toll roads heats up, the government seems more determined than ever to implement the further taxation of road users. We've gathered together a collection of 60+ cartoons to narrate the story so far.

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Posted on Apr 25, 2012 by Africartoons

ALL THE PRESIDENT'S WIVES

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SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA is a polygamist, as is the Swazi King Mswati III.Here is a Wikipedic account of All the President's Wives, and when he married them:

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Posted on Apr 17, 2012 by Africartoons

Cartoonists celebrate 100 Years of Titanic metaphors

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This headline from the satirical news source, 'The Onion' accurately describes what is perhaps the Titanic's biggest legacy; the plethora of metaphors left in its wake has been nothing short of, well, titanic.

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Posted on Apr 13, 2012 by Africartoons

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR PRESIDENT!

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President Zuma turns 70 this week, and to celebrate we thought we'd gather some 850 cartoons to remember some of the highs and lows of his most recent years by.

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Posted on Apr 12, 2012 by Africartoons