South Africa in cartoons

South African cartoonist Jonathan "Zapiro" Shapiro started out by satirising apartheid-era figures like President PW Botha. His National Party creed was belief in God, nation and oneself.

During the 1980s State of Emergency, the government (here represented by Foreign Minister Pik Botha) painted the African National Congress as a bunch of terrorists.

With democracy in place, Archbishop Tutu's Truth and Reconciliation Commission probed atrocities. Zapiro's work is now showing at the Old Mutual gallery in Cape Town.

After the Truth Commission, Eugene de Kock was sentenced to life in prison for his role in plotting to kill apartheid's enemies. He spoke out about the regime's chain of command.

Former President Nelson Mandela adopted a role as African elder statesman, presiding over difficult peace negotiations in Burundi.

President Thabo Mbeki, architect of the African Renaissance, is perceived to be rather aloof from people on the ground.

Zapiro has also offered South Africans a perspective on international affairs - this was his reaction to the re-election of George W Bush as US president in 2004.

Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, known for putting vegetable remedies ahead of anti-retrovirals, endorses Dr Matthias Rath's vitamin treatments.

During his rape trial, ex-Deputy President Jacob Zuma said he took a shower after having sex with a woman he knew was HIV positive because he claimed it would cut the Aids risk.

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