Mandla Mandela

Cartoon: Zapiro, Sowetan, April 28, 1994

Here’s Nelson Mandela’s story, told through political cartoons

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

South African cartoonist John Curtis is honoring Nelson Mandela by collecting political cartoons that tell his story. But telling Mandela’s story in cartoons is difficult — since South Africa banned any quotes or images of him, including cartoons, for many years, and few knew what he looked like during his 27 years in prison.

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