For over 30 years, Zapiro cartoons have subtly – and not so subtly – undercut the big-headed, the wrong and the ridiculous. So critical can his satire be that he was jailed by the apartheid regime, ...

In this video, Daily Maverick cartoonist Zapiro revisits a cartoon he published in May 2026, unpacking the process and the political moment that informed it.

South African cartoonist Zapiro (full name Jonathan Shapiro) has been a thorn in the side of politicians and demagogues for decades. From his home in Cape Town, he talks to Imran Garda about his ...

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