NPA drops Zuma charges and liberates South Africa

January 28th, 2026 (Updated)

This week the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) headed by Mokotedi Mpshe dropped corruption charges against ANC president Jacob Zuma. This hopefully and finally ends the saga of the meaningless trial of Jacob Zuma. No doubt the opposition DA and Helen Zille will be objecting till the cows come home from the ANC parties this week […]

Motlanthe addresses the G20 summit

January 28th, 2026 (Updated)

Kgalema Motlanthe was the token African at the recent G20 summit. With not much to offer in terms of negotiating power, whatever he asked for was tantamount to straightforward begging from the rich. With domestic crises taking a priority for global leaders, they can hardly be blamed for maintaining a focus on their home-based issues. […]

The Power of Jacob Zuma – photo caption contest

January 28th, 2026 (Updated)

Wonkie came across this photo yesterday and a dozen funny captions came immediately to mind. We’ve added a couple of our captions above and decided to share the fun by asking you to submit your captions in the comments section (Click here for the comments section) Have fun and we will announce the winner at […]

Blogging Awards – Please support Wonkie!

January 28th, 2026 (Updated)

Thanks again to all our readers – particularly our subscribers – for supporting Wonkie since we started this cartoon blog late last year. We have grown from zero in October last year to over 1,500 daily readers today and it has certainly been as much fun reading your comments and feedback as it has been […]

The meaningless trial of Jacob Zuma

January 28th, 2026 (Updated)

Jacob Zuma, president of the ANC and likely next head honcho in South Africa is going through the hoops in what is likely to be a meaningless trial. Unless some swift decisions are taken in the Pietermaritzburg high court, which they won’t be, [more…]