This cartoon follows from an earlier post asking if would you vote for a DA-Shikota alliance. It seems South Africa is ready for a change given yesterday’s by-election poll results in the Western Cape. Cope, whose candidates ran as independents because its name is not registered with the IEC as yet, ate significantly into the […]
Zuma against Corruption – Cartoon
May 31st, 2026 (Updated)Yesterday, Mr Zuma addressed the Namibian Chamber of Commerce. Subjects of the speech included land reform and the need to do it faster. Mr Zuma said the ANC wanted to reach a target of 30% land redistribution by 2014. A much funnier topic that Mr Jacob Zuma touched on at that meeting, however was that […]
Insensitive Mr Pikoli Axed Cartoon
May 31st, 2026 (Updated)Pikoli is, or was rather, the national director of public prosecutions (NDPP). In spite of the results of an inquiry chaired by former speaker of the Parliament, Frene Ginwala, president Kgalema Mothlante decided to fire Vusi Pikoli. The formal inquiry found Pikoli was fit to hold office and should be reinstated. Inquiry schminquiry. Anyway the […]
The New Zimbabwe Cartoon
May 31st, 2026 (Updated)The parallels are amazing – are they not? I imagine this is something that people that did not grow up under the ANC will be able to see more clearly. I have no doubt the hope and respect that Mr Mugabe commanded when he first took the reins of Zimbabwe were equivalent to that experienced […]
Eternally moaning South Africans – Cartoon
May 31st, 2026 (Updated)A recent survey indicated that things are not quite so rosy for South Africans at the moment. The title of the Sunday Times yesterday read: Survey finds South Africans are plunging into despair with huge bold letters beneath that saying “WE ARE GATVOL!” Gatvol, for any non-South Africans reading this, is a mildly less polite […]