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Zapiro

Born in 1958, Jonathan Shapiro (ZAPIRO) is South Africa's most successful and widely know cartoonist. Starting out with the UDF newspaper 'South' in 1987, he was arrested as a political…>

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  1. ZA News returns!

    Following its groundbreaking first season, the satirical online newscast ZA News is back at last – with new puppet characters, a brand new website, new skits and more irreverence than ever!

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    Posted on Feb 22, 2010

  2. ZA News comes to TV

    ZA News CharactersTHE SATIRICAL life sized puppet show created by cartoonist Zapiro and produced by Thierry Cassuto will finally be flighted on TV after being canned two years ago by the SABC, who had co-funded the show's pilot to the tune of R1 million.

    Last year, the show took to the internet, changing its name from Z News to ZA News, and is currently in its second season after a hugely successful first. You can view it by visiting Africartoon's YouTube Africhannel.

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    Posted on Mar 02, 2010

  3. 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

  4. 'A BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN EDITORIAL CARTOONING'

     

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    Presented by THE SA JEWISH MUSEUM and AFRICARTOONS.COM

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    Posted on Oct 17, 2011

  5. Cartoonists take a 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

  6. Zapiro sports a fresh theme

    Renowned for his hard hitting political commentary, editorial cartoonist ZAPIRO (Jonathan Shapiro) has sifted through some 4000 drawings to extract the best of his sport themed cartoons for a presentation he made this past week at the Cape Town Book Fair. Africartoons was there to take notes.

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    Posted on Aug 05, 2010

  7. Zapiro Jives with Madiba at the Jewish Museum

    Have You Seen It Yet?

    In a wonderful acknowledgement of the talents of cartoonist Zapiro (who hasn't always ingratiated himself with conservatives in his Jewish community), the South African Jewish Museum in Cape Town has curated an exhibition of his cartoons entitled 'Jiving with Madiba'.

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    Posted on Jul 07, 2011

  8. Grahamstown Fest Packed with Cartoon Events

    This Year's National Arts Festival in Grahamstown (30 June - 10 July) is filled with events that will be of interest to cartoon and comic art fans.

    Amongst those featured are guerilla publisher Moray Rhoda, who will be launching an SA/Australian comic book collaboration, Andy Mason, who will be discussing his epic book "What's So Funny?' and hosting a panel discussion and series of workshops on comic art, and perennial favourite Zapiro, who will deliver a lecture on 'Freedom of Expression'. Read on for details...

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    Posted on Jun 30, 2011

  9. DEFEND YOUR RIGHT2KNOW

    NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING

    to discuss the 'Protection of Information Bill' ("The Secrecy Act"):

    on Tuesday, 7th June

    at 17h30 for 18h00

    Lobby Books, IDASA

    6 Spin Street,

    CAPE TOWN.

    See full invite here.

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    Posted on Jun 05, 2011

  10. MGOBHOZI TAKES THE MONDI

    ZAPIRO & MANGENA ALSO RECOGNISED

    The winners of the 10th annual Mondi Shanduka Newspaper Awards were announced at a glitzy event held at  at Johannesburg's iconic Turbine Hall last night (Tuesday, 10 May 2011), and Wilson Mgobhozi emerged the winner of the Editorial Cartoons category, pipping last year's winner Zapiro and Bethuel Mangena to the honours.

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    Posted on May 12, 2011