When The Butt Of Jokes Gets Elected

It's a bit rambling and I'm not sure its genial, folksy, even-handed tone isn't just a wee bit forced, but this editorial from the Times of Swaziland is worth reading if you've been following Zuma Vs. Zapiro for its attempt to place that tussle into the wider context of Zuma's unlikely political ascension, up to and including the recent decision by the cartoonist to alter -- for now, at least -- his portrayal of the new South African president. As this article points out, it's not an impulse that's shared by all of Zuma's political opponents.
 
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