A school has come under heavy fire after it used a picture ridiculing the president of the country in an examination question paper for students.
The picture ridiculing President Jacob Zuma of South Africa
A school has shocked people by using a cartoon ridiculing their president in an exam. Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has vowed to take action against a school that used a cartoon ridiculing President Jacob Zuma in an exam question paper, Daily Voice reports.
The school used a drawing of cartoonist Zapiro, real name Jonathan Shapiro, depicting Zuma with a shower head floating in a pool of money and having a drink, reports The Star.
According to the report, the cartoon came with questions asking who the man in the cartoon is, while the second asks if the pupils will vote for Zuma, based on the cartoon.
The affected school is yet to be named. The question paper was set for Grade Six pupils.
Responding to the first question, one pupil wrote: “No I wouldn’t [vote for Zuma] because he looks way too stupid to think about others and he’s swimming in money, which shows he is selfish when it comes to money.”
A parent who saw the cartoon complained to Lesufi and asked that he investigate the matter.