{"id":11092,"date":"2012-05-31T08:25:14","date_gmt":"2012-05-31T08:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faceofmalawi.com\/?p=11092"},"modified":"2012-05-31T08:25:14","modified_gmt":"2012-05-31T08:25:14","slug":"south-africa-deal-to-remove-rude-zuma-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.faceofmalawi.com\/index.php\/2012\/05\/31\/south-africa-deal-to-remove-rude-zuma-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa deal to remove ‘rude’ Zuma painting"},"content":{"rendered":"

A South African art gallery has agreed not to display a controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed after reaching a deal with the ANC.
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The painting, "The Spear," hangs in its Johannesburg gallery<\/p><\/div>
\nThe painting has sparked fierce debate about the balance between freedom of expression and the right to dignity.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of ANC supporters protested outside the gallery on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The painting, The Spear, was defaced last week. It will also be removed from the Goodman Gallery’s website.<\/p>\n

Under the deal, the ANC has agreed to drop its legal action against the gallery.<\/p>\n

On Monday, South Africa’s City Press newspaper said it was removing the image of the painting from its website following threats by the ANC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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