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The uncle of one of the men who defaced The Spear a week ago has travelled from Limpopo to Johannesburg to join the march against the work and was one of the first to arrive at the protest today.

Stephen Sefofa, uncle of Louis Mabokela who was caught by television cameras smearing black paint across the work of President Jacob Zuma, said he came to Johannesburg to support the protest.

“An insult is an insult... let us be one,” he said.

Sefofoa was speaking on behalf of his nephew who was with him at the march but deferred to his uncle when questioned by journalists.

Mabokela laid a charge of assault against the security guard who subdued him in a struggle after he damaged the painting.

Paul Molesiwa, 36, appeared in the Hillbrow Magistrate’s Court on Monday in connection with the assault.

In video footage of the incident Molesiwa can be seen headbutting and flipping Mabokela onto the ground where he cable ties his hands behind his back.

Sefofa said he was glad City Press had withdrawn the work and apologised.

A member of the public, Sipho Mweli, said he came from Mpumalanga to join the protest and to support President Jacob Zuma.

Around his neck he had hung a cardboard on which he had written, “Draw your white father naked not our president”.

He said the placard was aimed at Brett Murray and he challenged him to draw a white man in the manner he has drawn Zuma.

Elijah Tauraza, also from Mpumalanga, said the painting was intended to belittle Zuma.

“How do you portray the president exposed when you have not seen him that way, even when he grew up?” he said.

The painting by Murray needed to be destroyed, he said.

“Keeping it in any form was an insult to Zuma and South Africans,” he said.

The crowd at Zoo Lake numbered several hundred mid-morning. The group was singing liberation songs and dancing to music played over speakers on the back of a truck.

Click below to view the video footage of the attack on The Spear painting at the Goodman Gallery

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May 29, 2012

MsKinkyakaKamaSutra

@A member of the public, Sipho Mweli, said he came from Mpumalanga to join the protest and to support President Jacob Zuma.

Around his neck he had hung a cardboard on which he had written, “Draw your white father naked not our president”.
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How intelligent of you Sipho..........



@Elijah Tauraza, also from Mpumalanga, said the painting was intended to belittle Zuma.
“How do you portray the president exposed when you have not seen him that way, even when he grew up?” he said
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YOu are right we never (physically) seen HIM but have seen the results of his loins and se.Xcapades........

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May 29, 2012

dimpho_4U

hahahah hai "spear vandal" e kare o sa phapa jwale..let bygones be gone!! match wa eng...
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May 29, 2012

Tango

Louis Mabokela must take over from his homeboy Juju and become the new youth leader
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May 29, 2012

Activeboi

lmfao this case cracks me up, the security did wht he is employed to do. so why make it a criminal case cos the sercurity was protecting his president's pic. Shower man ke idiot le yana
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May 29, 2012

Firefly

Louis Mabokela must take over from his homeboy Juju and become the new youth leader
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Fo sho. I mean Zuma would definitely endorse this Mabokela.
But Mabokela must be ware that those who fight for Zuma can end up fighting against him..
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May 29, 2012

7000000

Good work Comrade Mabokela we salute you what Murray have done is absolute rubbish by our cultural norms but very relevant in terms of the legal claim, so our next stop should be the constitution it needs to be cut down to size in order to avoid the shenanigans like what Murray did!!!
The Constitution needs to be amended so that DA cannot use it to suppress our Government and we will amend it exactly for that reason,
the amendment on the way will read...under political rights,,,''No political party will use this constitution and any other law be it foreign or international , for any political means or behavior or whatsoever for political purpose and anything related matter of political behavior'' You heard it from the horse mouth do not say I did not tell you!!
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May 29, 2012

Firefly

If 7000000 and co get their way, all I can say is Zimbabwe hear we come (we will be just like them).

Seriously you guys dont need to march for Zuma. That was an attack on Zuma not the ANC. If he rounds up his kids, grandkids, wifes, makwapenis, one-nite-stands etc, there will be 15000 people marching right there instead he goes and recruits unemployed youth from poor areas. Eish
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May 29, 2012

Mr_President

Hai, attention seekers?
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May 29, 2012

CheeseBoy

Louis Mabokela's uncle travelled from Limpopo to attend the ANC march on the Goodman Gallery with his nephew

some people have a lot of time on their hands. Zuma doesn't even give a fcuk about you and you actually spend your hard earned cash protesting for him? what a bunch of losers.
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May 29, 2012

CheeseBoy

after the protest, the whole time free zing your stu.pid @$$ off in the winter you are going to take a ride back home to your shack.

Jacob Zuma who is not even anywere near the protest is busy with other things and he is nice and warm. Latter on he is going to be in one of his luxurious bedrooms with one of his wi.ves and you will still be fre ezing your du mb @$$ in that shack.

some people can be so st.upid.
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