Mondi Shanduka – 2007 Category Winners

Zapiro (aka Jonathan Shapiro) is editorial cartoonist for Mail & Guardian, Sunday Times and Independent Newspapers. Born in Cape Town. Studied architecture. In 1983 became politically active in the UDF. Became cartoonist for South in 1987. Studied on a Fulbright Scholarship at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Has exhibited cartoons internationally and published eleven cartoon collections. Received the Principal Prince Claus Award, first Mondi Shanduka Journalist of the Year Award, two Mondi Shanduka Graphic Journalism Awards, first Vodacom Cartoonist of the Year Award, CNN African Journalist of the Year Sport Category Award, Communicator of the Year Award (Tshwane University), Honorary Sunday Times Alan Paton Literary Award, and Honorary Doctorate (Unitra).