the controversial potrait

It is amazing what the constitution of the republic can allow or approve of as freedom of speech and expression. In the last few days Brett Murray-a cartoonist draw a portrait of President Zuma with his male genitalea exposed.The portrait sparked a lot of debate and made headlines all over the republic in all forms of media. Zuma supporters see the portrait as invasion of privacy and therefore Murray should be held accountable while others claim that cartooonists are free to publish anything. It is not for the first time that an artistic work of this nature that features the state's president has been made accessible for public consumption. Zapiro once drew a cartoon where Zuma was taking off his trouser with senior ANC officials holding a woman titled ''MOTHER JUSTICE'' in what seemed like a gang rape. Whether Brett was honestly producing artistic works/material or his portrait of Zuma with his private part uncovered was political minded remains to be seen. A fact that cannot be disputed is that the portrait made front page news in newspapers and was opening story in tv and radio for the past few days with the president rarely making any comments.