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Umshini wakho. Now hand in your unlicensed guns
by MarkLives. This poster work was a joint initiative by Art South Africa and Y&R, as Art South Africa was publishing an issue titled “Z is for Zuma”.
Zapiro show seeks new platform online
The producers of Z News, a news satire co-developed by award winning South African cartoonist Zapiro, is seeking alternative distribution channels after the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) pulled the plug on the show before the pilot even aired. The SABC reportedly spent close to R1 million on development before the show got canned. Zapiro is often criticised by senior government figures for his politically inconvenient views of Zuma and other members of the ANC leadership.
Reviving PF Zapu
An interesting time in Southern African politics. Locally we have seen the launch of COPE and the relaunch of the DA. Now neighbouring Zimbabwe might find itself facing a split in the ruling Zanu (PF).
ANCSA losing out on domain name race
The identity of the new grouping will only officially be decided after the National Convention on November 2nd but already they face a challenge registering a domain name.
Just call them the 702s.
It’s a party (kind off)!
SA politics rebranded?
While the financial world faces what has been described as earthquake promising to re-align world markets a political earth-quake is shaking up South African politics since the Natal High Court ruling slamming President Mbeki for interfering with the prosecution of his rival Jacob Zuma.
Front pages from some Sunday newspapers
The Sunday Newspapers says Mbeki is history.
But has Zapiro gone far enough?
Zapiro asks how far will Zuma and his allies go in undermining our legal system for self gain and then suggests the answer. It is a legitimate if shocking comment on the current state of power politics in the country.
The Sunday Times smack down
The Sunday Times smack down has begun with all and sundry having something to say after the paper retracted its front page story on Transnet supposedly selling most off Table Bay to “foreigners” (‘Transnet sold our sea to foreigners’- August 24, 2008).