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Dave Gomersall

Dave Gomersall

Born in the U.K. DAVID GOMERSALL came to Africa with his parents at the age of ten, and finished his schooling in Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia).

He became a professional musician…>

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  1. TREKNET on KYKNET

    SA COMIC STRIP COMES ALIVE ON TV!
    Treknet on TV

    TREKNET's two main protagonists, Boet and John (through their cartoonist alter egos Gavin and Dave), have announced that they will debut in October with their own TV show. Their popular cartoon strip has entertained thousands of daily readers accross South Africa and abroad over the past nine years, and this news comes as an exciting development for them.

    "It’s been five years in the making," says Boet of the show which will launch at 8pm on October 7th on Afrikaans station KykNet. Boet and John thanked Penguin Films and producer Roberta Durrant and Di Riddel for bringing their characters to life, and their families, friends and newspapers for their support.

    The live action comedy series stars Jodi Abrahams as Boet Pieterse, Leon Kruger as John Smith and Erica Wessels as Sannie. Filmed in Kalk Bay, Simons Town and their surrounds, the Treknet series follows Durrant and Penguin Films' success in bringing Madam & Eve to life.

    Asked how he felt about the news, John exclaimed "Lekkerrrrrr!"

    WATCH THE TRAILER, AND READ MORE HERE!

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    Posted on Sep 21, 2013

  2. 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

  3. YOUNG CARTOONISTS WORKSHOP IN CAPE TOWN

    CONDUCTED BY THE CREATORS OF MAMA TAXI & TREK NET

    Mama Taxi Characters

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    Posted on Oct 03, 2011

  4. 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

  5. Local Cartoonists Present a Picture of Cartooning Today

    BY VC WILKINSON (for SA Art Times)

    Incisive wit combined with skilled technique - a lethal combination and essential prerequisite for successful political cartooning.  Some of South Africa’s best political cartoonists presented their takes on reality and cartooning history at the Iziko South African National Gallery Annexe in July and August.

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    Posted on Aug 21, 2010

  6. Masterclass on Political Cartooning

    SAT 14 - SUN 15 AUGUST: THE ANNEXE: IZIKO

    The Centre for Comic, Illustrative and Book Arts (CCIBA) is hosting a hands-on interactive workshop with Cape Town’s top cartoonists at the Izeko Museum in the Company Gardens in Cape Town this weekend.

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    Posted on Aug 12, 2010

  7. 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

  8. Cartoon Book Flies off Shelves

    PUBLISHERS ORDER 2nd IMPRINT OF POPULAR BOOK

    'Don't Joke! The Year in Cartoons' - the inaugural annual of South African editorial cartoons - has sold so well since it was launched last December that the book's publishers, Jacana Media, have ordered a reprint in anticipation of stocks running out in two month's time.

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    Posted on Apr 09, 2010

  9. WITH A JIBE AND A JAVELINE

    SA CARTOONISTS DEFENDING THEIR DEMOCRACY

    Book review by Francois Verster (Bolander Newspaper).

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    Posted on Mar 27, 2010

  10. Treknet turns five!

    TrekNet turns FiveTreknet, the newspaper cartoon strip about the adventures of two fishermen Boet and John, has blossomed from a weekly strip in a local rag to a nationally syndicated daily strip now appearing in 22 publications extending to Namibia and all the way to Sweden.

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    Posted on Feb 15, 2010