He has a comic’s timing, a journalist’s nose, an artist’s eye, a wordsmith’s ability to play with language and the courage to draw what he believes.
Cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro reflects on his coming of age as the newspaper’s chief artist provocateur and slayer of sacred cows.
A fake Zapiro cartoon showing Jacob Zuma undergoing a colonoscopy has caused outrage at a time when the president is in the hospital
Sunday Times editor Phylicia Oppelt has responded to the criticism of a cartoon by Zapiro that has angered Hindus, saying it is not disrespectful.
Cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro has stuck to his anti-Zionist views after a public spat with a pro-Israel supporter.
Mac Maharaj did his best to spin President Jacob Zuma’s withdrawal of his legal action against Jonathan Shapiro.
The presidency has challenged cartoonist Jonathan ‘Zapiro’ Shapiro to a public debate after withdrawing its lawsuit over the ‘Lady Justice’ cartoon.
President Jacob Zuma has avoided acting on claims against Zapiro ahead of Mangaung but the cartoonist says he will remain involved with the battle.
In a discussion that ranged from the hilarious to the depressing, Zapiro and other heavyweights discussed satire and the limits of freedom of expression.
Media watchers have defended cartoonist Zapiro, saying editors walk a fine line between editing and censorship, writes Faranaaz Parker.
Mail & Guardian readers have been very vocal in their criticism and praise of Zapiro’s controversial cartoon. Here are some of their comments.
The cartoonist believes it is too prescriptive and ignores the creative freedom of artists.
Invited as a VIP to a special lunch, <b>Glenda Daniels</b> gets a feeling of déjà vu.
Jonathan Shapiro has been asked to stop drawing President Jacob Zuma with a shower head sticking out of his head.
Zapiro is unfazed by criticism from the culture commission, which has called on the cartoonist to stop drawing a shower head above President Zuma.
Zapiro may be facing yet another lawsuit from the president, but if his latest cartoon is anything to go by, he won’t be silenced any time soon.
President Jacob Zuma is suing Avusa Media for R5-million for Zapiro’s Lady Justice rape cartoon, a media report said on Tuesday.
The <i>M&G</i> has released a teaser of Friday’s Zapiro cartoon, in response to the uproar caused by his previous depiction of the Prophet Muhammad.
Muslims are upset with Zapiro for many reasons. So let’s unpack what irks them, says <b>Mahomed Faizal Dawjee</b>.
The <em>M&G</em> has met with leaders of the broader Muslim community to discuss its publication of a cartoon epicting the Prophet Muhammad.
