The theme this week (as hosted by Worducopia) is world literature, and my pick is South African cartoonist Jonathan Zapiro, one of the most controversial artists to come out of the post-apartheid era. Here’s his bio from his website. He has gained notoriety over the past few years for his cartoons condemning African National Congress president Jacob Zuma, as I’ve posted about here. Zuma, elected to the ANC in 2007, has been charged with corruption and fraud and was even tried for rape (though he was eventually found not guilty), and has made many controversial remarks on a variety of subjects. Zuma has filed defamation lawsuits against Zapiro and a number of other media outlets in South Africa, yet Zapiro continues to go after him. If Zuma is elected South Africa’s president this week (which he is favored to do), it remains to be seen how much of a free hand he would give the media in terms of criticism and satire.