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Dr Jack

Born as Jack Swanepoel on June 24, 1965, Jack was a boarder at Lowveld High School where he matriculated in 1983, and then completed a graphic design diploma at the…>

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  1. Dr Jack at the Design Indaba

    Cartoonist stamps his authority at CT event.

    Dr Jack's Lion stamp

    DR JACK'S 2006 Christmas themed 'Jungle Bells' range of stamps for the SA Post Office were revived at this year's Design Indaba in Cape Town last week, revealing interesting details of his process in creating the series.

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    Posted on Mar 07, 2013

  2. Dr Jack Cartoon Travels to India (and back)

    AFRICARTOONS Reporter
    Dr Jacks timeless toon IN COLOUR!

    A cartoon by South African cartoonist "Dr JACK" Swanepoel has made its way across 9 time zones from Johannesburg to Hyderabad, India - some 7100 kms away - where it was spotted participating in a protest this week.

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    Posted on Aug 19, 2011

  3. Brett Murray talks at Africartoons Exhibit of Spear cartoons

    Photo by Gavin Thomson
    Fine artist and satirist Brett Murray, the painter of the controversial portrait of President Zuma titled The Spear, was a special guest of africartoons at the exhibition of Spear Cartoons we curated as part of the co/MIX Day at the Open Book Festival in Cape Town last weekend.

    Also at the event were africartoonists Brandan, Chip, Deni Brown, Gavin Thomson, Stent and Zapiro, whose work was on display at the exhibition and as part of africartoons' slide presentation of Julius Malema cartoons.

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    Posted on Sep 30, 2012

  4. Cartoonists stand against media restrictions

    BY JOHN CURTIS


    South Africa’s top editorial cartoonists have banded together to protest against the government’s intended press restrictions.

    In rejecting the proposed Protection of Information Bill and Media Tribunal, they have warned that these restrictions will erode the right to freedom of expression achieved by the country’s hard fought struggle for democracy.

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    Posted on Aug 12, 2010

  5. Dec 8, 2009; Book Launch | 'DON'T JOKE'

    THE BOOK LOUNGE in Cape Town was filled to the brim with cartoonists and appreciators of their art for the launch of DON'T JOKE! The Year in Cartoons, a collection of almost 400 cartoons chronicling the past year in the life of South Africa's young democracy. And what a year it's been!

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    Posted on Dec 08, 2009

  6. DON'T BURST OUR SPEECH BUBBLE!

    PLEASE sign our petition for free speech for SA cartoonists

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    Posted on Sep 01, 2010

  7. The Doctor is 'Out' (for now)

    By John Curtis

    Dr Jack has drawn his final editorial cartoon for the Pretoria News, after a 17 year long relationship in which he has seen more editors come and go than he would care to remember.

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    Posted on Jun 01, 2010

  8. ZAPIRO DRAWS FIRE

    MUHAMMAD CARTOON CONTROVERSY

    Jonathan Shapiro - the cartoonist Zapiro - has entered the fray surrounding the depiction of the prophet Muhammad by drawing him lamenting his followers' lack of humour in a cartoon published in the Mail & Guardian newspaper today.

    The cartoon's appearance comes in the wake of the international "Everybody Draw Muhammad Day" challenge to a violent and threatening Islamic response to cartoon depictions of the prophet since 2005. Zapiro's fellow cartoonists are divided in their response to his cartoon.

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    Posted on May 21, 2010

  9. JERM AND JACK DEFEND PINK ARCHIE COMICS

    LAST MONDAY NIGHT, talk show host Kieno Kammies hosted cartoonists Jeremy Nell (Jerm) and Jack Swanepoel (Dr Jack) on his late night radio show broadcast on 702 and Cape Talk. The subject of the night's show was the pinking of Archie Comics - a gay character has recently been added to Archie's gang.

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    Posted on Apr 27, 2010

  10. Book Launch. You're invited...

    To the Stellenbosch launch of 'Don't Joke!' The Year in Cartoons on Thurs, 15th April, 2010, 17h30 for 16h00 at the  Visual Arts Department, Victoria St, University of Stellenbosch.

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    Posted on Apr 09, 2010