Jacob Zuma Uses Journalism Panel But Dropping Zapiro Lawsuit Not In Plans

The crisis in a South Africa independent press precipitated by the discussion of new laws and reviews via entrenched committees for perceived abuses of the power of free media has listed back to the encouraging side of things, according to a recent piece in Mail & Guardian On-Line. Although observers are encouraged by President Jacob Zuma making use of an existing panel, it doesn't seem likely that his lawsuit against cartoonist Jacob Zuma is going to go away any time soon. One of the big stories of this decade in world cartooning is this two-sided press of legislative controls and political figures filing lawsuits, a potentially powerful 1-2 disincentive against critical work aimed at such figures.
 
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