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In 2010, Zapiro’s cartoons were featured in South African journalist Alexander Parker’s book, 50 People Who Stuffed Up South Africa, about people who had contributed most to the ruination of the country’s government, culture, politics and daily life. His illustrations continued to be featured in three more books published in the series ...
Shortly after the cartoon's publication Zuma sued the cartoon's author, Zapiro, for R4 million due to the alleged damage it caused his reputation and an additional R1 million for injury to his dignity. Zuma reduced his claims against Zapiro to R100,000 and a public apology. [8] In 2012 Zuma withdrew his lawsuit against Zapiro. [8]
ZANEWS (also known as Puppet Nation ZA) was a South African satirical puppet show first produced in 2008 by Both Worlds, a Cape Town based production company. The show was a daily and weekly satirical news programme in the form of a mock puppet television newscast and was available on both the web and on TV.
The events of the first and second rounds of the Zimbabwean presidential election, which Robert Mugabe of ZANU-PF won on 27 June 2008 after his challenger, Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), withdrew from the process and declared it illegitimate, caused reactions from many international bodies.
In 2010, Zuma called for international sanctions against Mugabe and his allies to be lifted. [152] [153] After a March 2013 meeting with Mugabe in Pretoria, he highlighted the commonalities between his and Mugabe's political parties, telling the press, "We share the same values, we went through the same route... We believe that our positions as ...
Mugabe replied by saying dissidents should "watch out," announcing the brigade would be called "Gukurahundi." [ 5 ] This brigade was named the Fifth Brigade. The members of the Fifth Brigade were drawn from 3,500 ex-ZANLA troops at Tongogara Assembly Point, named after Josiah Tongogara , the ZANLA general.
Presidential elections were held in Zimbabwe between 9 and 11 March 2002. The elections were contested by the incumbent president Robert Mugabe, Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai, ZANU–Ndonga leader Wilson Kumbula, Shakespeare Maya of the National Alliance for Good Governance and independent candidate Paul Siwela.
Sithole, a veteran nationalist, was the founder and president of ZANU with Robert Mugabe as secretary general. [2] 12 December - Henry Elsworth aged 70, a former MP in both the Smith and Mugabe governments, was shot dead in an ambush on his farm. Mr Elsworth's son, Ian, was shot five times in the same incident and rushed to hospital.