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News: March 2013

MEET SOLLY AND HIS TROLLEY

INTRODUCING MADAM & EVE’S NEW WALK ONSouth Africa’s most popular newspaper comic has a new character. This past week, Solly walked into Madam & Eve’s strip - and neighbourhood - opening up a whole world of prospects for stories and gags.Solly is immediately set upon by Mother Anderson, who has taken it upon herself to defend the neighbourhood against the likes of him and the lady who walks the streets selling mielies (corn) at the top of her voice. In fact, it soon turns out that these two scourges of middle class privilege already know one another!Solly’s trolly, filled to the brim with odds and ends (some of which will surprise you), is a prop that will surely prove to be a bottomless resource of material for the strip’s creators Stephen Francis (who writes), and Rico (who draws).

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Posted on Mar 17, 2013 by Africartoons

ZAPIRO DEFENDS HIS MACIA CARTOON

In a rare written response to criticism over his cartoons, Zapiro has come out in defence of his latest to cause a stir.The cartoon depicts the brutal torture by police of a Mozambican taxi driver, who later died.Many readers (in comments on our facebook page, and elsewhere) expressed outrage at what they saw as being a disrespectful depiction of the victim in a cartoon, while many others have said that it is fair comment in that it targets the perpetrators, not the victim.

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Posted on Mar 12, 2013 by Africartoons

Dr Jack at the Design Indaba

Cartoonist stamps his authority at CT event.

DR JACK'S 2006 Christmas themed 'Jungle Bells' range of stamps for the SA Post Office were revived at this year's Design Indaba in Cape Town last week, revealing interesting details of his process in creating the series.

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Posted on Mar 07, 2013 by Africartoons

EWN's Jerm infestation to increase by 50%

Africartoons.com celebrates the news that Eye Witness News has asked JERM to increase his output for their ewn.co.za website from two cartoons per week to three.

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Posted on Mar 06, 2013 by Africartoons