Tafelberg Short: Heart of Dickness

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Andrew Donaldson. Tafelberg Short: Heart of Dickness

Heart of Dickness. Jacob Zuma and The Spear

Vandals

Achilles Piel

Fear

Looking on Dick

A Hottentot Mars

Scorn and Shame

Limp

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Andrew Donaldson

Bertrand Russell

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He also felt he had a duty to ‘cover’ the painting, as he put it, because President Jacob Zuma and his family had asked the gallery to remove The Spear. This appeal apparently spoke directly to La Grange’s sense of patriotism, and he began to explain: ‘If I, as a South African, can’t respect somebody else’s wish – and he could be anyone, it doesn’t matter if he’s Mr Zuma …’ But Rappetti cut him off once more with another scolding about taking the law into his own hands and so we may never know what he really was on about.

La Grange did manage to make it clear that, while he admired the government, he was no supporter of Jacob Zuma. In 2009 he blogged, ‘Leaders must command respect and values that a proud nation would want to identify with. Mr Zuma and his leaders are not such leaders, and for that matter, a split in the ANC is very welcome.’

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