SACP * SACP Media Statement, 8 July 2012*
*Zapiro's Attention-Seeking Cartoon*The SACP is appalled at the cartoon by Jonathan Shapiro published on the Mail and Guardian yesterday. This is indeed B-grade schoolboy lavatory stuff, unworthy of a once talented cartoonist and unworthy of a newspaper that pretends to be serious.
There is clearly a strategy by some in the media to provoke the movement, throw insults at its leaders and hide under the principle of freedom of speech and expression when confronted.
That the Editor of the paper allowed this cartoon to be published shows the extent to which the paper has lost the plot. The SACP concurs with the comments made by the ANC Secretary General that this is an attention-seeking exercise. This is a ploy by Shapiro to popularize himself and get more jobs and on the side of the Mail and Guardian to increase sales.
Furthermore for us as the SACP there are clear intentions to derail and defocus the movement and the person of the President. Our people must ignore these popularity-seeking manoeuvres.
Our focus must be on the leadership that President Zuma has provided to focus society as a whole and government in particular on the five priorities outlined in the ANC's 2009 election Manifesto and the fight against unemployment, poverty and inequality.
*Issued by the SACP _Contact_: Malesela Maleka SACP Spokesperson -- 082 226 1802 * -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
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