Brett Murray’s controversial The Spear painting depicting President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed has received a lot of attention, pitting South Africans against one another on issues of freedom of expression in the country versus the rights of individuals.
The media has since been plunged into the middle of the brouhaha, with the ANC calling for a boycott of the City Press for publishing the image, while Zuma sought an interdict from the South Gauteng High Court against publishing the image.
The Mail & Guardian, in collaboration with Oresego Holdings, is hosting a media and communications colloquium to talk about how far freedom of expression can be taken, specifically in the South African context.
Speakers at the event include M&G editor-in-chief Nic Dawes, cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro (Zapiro), City Press editor Fariel Haffajee and political analyst Justice Malala.
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