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Mgobhozi writes:

Once the Idea for thIs cartoon was accepted by the editors I had to decide on how I was going to illustrate this cartoon in a manner that would unambiguously leave an indelible memory in the readers’ minds.
I wanted Zuma’s words in the thought bubble to remind people that he (Zuma) will be getting more ‘baby showers’ and father many more children, considering the growing number of his wives. this is one of my fantasy cartoons for which I received positive feedback, largely because it provided an interesting, light-hearted opinion on president Zuma. I’m sure Zuma might have laughed at himself too, well... if he saw this cartoon.

Mgobhozi

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WILSON MGOBHOZI started out as an illustrator at the Johannesburg newspaper 'The Star' before taking over Zapiro's slot at that paper in 2008.

His progress since then has been rapid and…>

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© Mgobhozi | Oct 06, 2010

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NOW THAT'S A MACHINE GUN FOR YOU! Our father of the nation and 21 children,is impressed with this year's Nobel Prize winner (for medicine), whose work with test tube technology has given birth to 4 million babies!

[THIS CARTOON was part of the portfolio that won MGOBHOZI The Cartoonist of the Year title at the 10th Annual Newspaper Awards in 2011. Read his remarks in the Sidelines column as he takes us through the cartoon.]