Archive for the 'Zapiro' Category

February 1, 2008

[Breaking news] Zuma drops certain defamation charges against media

Just heard on Highveld 94.7’s 1pm news that Zuma has dropped various defamation charges against the media for “articles, cartoons and opinion pieces published prior to the ANC’s elective conference in Polokwane”. He will, however, still go ahead with the one against Rapport for a headline published after the conference.
Update: here’s more:

News24.com: Zuma gives media [...]

November 14, 2007

[Events] Vegging out with Zapiro at his new book launch [Zoopy video]

Words by Zoopy.

Jonathan Shapiro, famous for his satirical Zapiro cartoons, launched his new book Take 2 Veg and Call Me in the Morning at Fruit and Veg City last night. Ex-deputy health minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge joined the celebration and shared her thoughts on the impact of his cartoons on South Africa as a whole.
Other Biz [...]

September 7, 2007

The journalist of the future will be a plug point

Actually it’s really the journalist of now, not actually the future. since the future is already here as far as media innovations and technological developments are concerned. I’m at ex-fashionista, but no less fashionable, Dion Chang’s Flux Trends Review 2007 which has tried to give business (today) and consumers (tomorrow) a snapshot of current trends [...]

June 6, 2007

Zapiro cartoons on show at WAN

This cartoon is on Jacob Zuma, join the dots.

This one is on Jacob Zuma, the spin doctor:

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June 6, 2007

Will the real Naked Editor please stand up?

One of the classic moments at WAN yesterday was watching Zapiro cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro, doodle the profile of Jacob Zuma while Zuma was defending his lawsuits against various SA media, journalists and one cartoonist, namely Zapiro. Check out the Bizcommunity.com video and pix of this moment, provided by Zoopy.
My favourite blog from WAN is the [...]

June 5, 2007

Zuma grilled at lunch with World Editors

“More future than past in his political career” was how Jacob Zuma was described by Xavier Vidal-Folch, bureau editor of the Barcelona El Pais at a lunch hosted by the World Editors Forum in Cape Town today, Day 2. Tasked with introducing the ‘personality’, Mail & Guardian editor-in-chief, Ferial Hafajee introduced the former deputy pres [...]