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HAYIBO.COM News:
JOHANNESBURG. The taxi industry has drawn up a code of conduct for future air-drivers and sky-gaatjies on its proposed low-cost airline, prohibiting them from sitting on runways hooting for passengers, pulling out into oncoming traffic at 32,000 feet, and shooting at rival airlines sharing their routes. Asked where the industry plans to launch its airline, a spokesman said, “Ag, just sommer off the end of the runway.”
More…4000 Cartoons (and counting...)
Africartoons.com reached a milestone this on July 1st with the posting of our 4000th cartoon!
Since the site relaunched some 18 months ago with a handful of cartoons being updated on a weekly basis, the website now uploads some 300 cartoons every month, updated daily, and representing all of South Africa's leading editorial and comic strip cartoonists.
More…Grahamstown Fest Packed with Cartoon Events
This Year's National Arts Festival in Grahamstown (30 June - 10 July) is filled with events that will be of interest to cartoon and comic art fans.
Amongst those featured are guerilla publisher Moray Rhoda, who will be launching an SA/Australian comic book collaboration, Andy Mason, who will be discussing his epic book "What's So Funny?' and hosting a panel discussion and series of workshops on comic art, and perennial favourite Zapiro, who will deliver a lecture on 'Freedom of Expression'. Read on for details...
More…Writing for Peanuts
AN INTERVIEW WITH STEPHEN FRANCIS
Stephen Francis, co-creator with Rico Schacherl of the Madam & Eve strip, was interviewed by Adele Shevel for the Sunday Times. Amongst the many interesting revelations to come out of the interview were:
More…MIchelle Obama Charms SA Cartoonists
Michelle Obama's visit this week to South Africa has provided local cartoonists with a much appreciated platform upon which they can compare perspectives between her country and ours.
More…AFRICARTOONS.COM IS ON LEAVE
We may upload a few cartoons while we're away, but our normal service will resume after June 21st.
Meanwhile, please enjoy the thousands of cartoons we have in our archives.
More…DEFEND YOUR RIGHT2KNOW
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING
to discuss the 'Protection of Information Bill' ("The Secrecy Act"):
on Tuesday, 7th June
at 17h30 for 18h00
Lobby Books, IDASA
6 Spin Street,
CAPE TOWN.
More…MGOBHOZI TAKES THE MONDI
ZAPIRO & MANGENA ALSO RECOGNISEDThe winners of the 10th annual Mondi Shanduka Newspaper Awards were announced at a glitzy event held at at Johannesburg's iconic Turbine Hall last night (Tuesday, 10 May 2011), and Wilson Mgobhozi emerged the winner of the Editorial Cartoons category, pipping last year's winner Zapiro and Bethuel Mangena to the honours.
More…The judge, the president and the cartoonist
BY ZACKIE ACHMAT (for Writing Rights)
Justice Albie Sachs has struck a violent blow at freedom of expression. In a speech in Durban at “The Time of the Writer Festival”, Justice Sachs (a retired Constitutional Court justice) spoke of one of the most important legal matters before our Courts: the case of President Jacob Zuma against cartoonist Jonathan Zapiro. This speech should be studied by those who value democracy and justice.
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