Zapiro Now Receiving Death Threats

The Zapiro vs. Zuma story of South Africa's greatest cartoonist taking on its ascendant politician has to be one of the most fascinating stories in years. The publication of Jonathan "Zapiro" Shapiro's cartoon depicting the ANC leader as a rapist about to do horrible things to the justice system hit right before a number of big wins for Zuma politically: namely, he came out on top in the court case threatening him, and he began to consolidate power as his political party recalled its current leader. This and the unusually strong visual language deployed by Zapiro has led to a sort of backlash I'm not sure the internationally well-regarded cartoonist has ever experienced before. Anyway, this article provides a nice summary and notes the latest: death threats against the cartoonist, the newspaper and its star refuse to apologize, and implied threats that sort of prove the cartoonist's point.
 
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