{"id":25588,"date":"2016-05-26T02:35:42","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T02:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/zuma-cartoon-exam-question-south-african-school\/"},"modified":"2016-05-26T02:35:37","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T02:35:37","slug":"zuma-cartoon-exam-question-south-african-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/zuma-cartoon-exam-question-south-african-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Zuma cartoon exam question: South African school apologises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{A South African school has apologised for setting an exam question using a satirical cartoon of President Jacob Zuma floating in a pool full of money.}<\/p>\n<p>Students had to identify the man in the picture and say whether they would vote for him or not, using the cartoon &#8220;as a source&#8221; in their answers.<\/p>\n<p>One answer calling Mr Zuma &#8220;too stupid&#8230; and selfish with money&#8221; to vote for was given two ticks.<\/p>\n<p>The education department for Gauteng province has welcomed the apology.<\/p>\n<p>It says it began investigations into the test question after a complaint from a concerned parent.<\/p>\n<p>The question was part of an English test for grade six students (normally aged 11-12) at an independent school in the province.<\/p>\n<p>The head of the school has promised to &#8220;refrain from using any cartoons that have a potential of causing any form of distress or confusion&#8221;, the department said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC&#8217;s Milton Nkosi in Johannesburg says the cartoon was drawn in November 2013 by South African cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro, known by his pen name Zapiro.<\/p>\n<p>It related to the controversial security upgrades, which included a swimming pool, worth $23m (\u00a315m) at President Zuma&#8217;s home in rural KwaZulu Natal.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the president said he would abide by a court ruling that he must repay part of the money spent on his Nklandla homestead and had never knowingly set out to &#8220;violate the constitution&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The shower head in the cartoon is a reference to a statement Mr Zuma made during a trial in 2006 that he had taken a shower after having sex to reduce the chance of contracting HIV. He was acquitted of raping a family friend.<\/p>\n<p>The opposition is pushing for corruption charges against Mr Zuma over an arms deal in 1999 to be reinstated.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Zuma has always denied the allegations &#8211; and the charges were dropped just weeks before the 2009 election which led to him becoming president.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-12440 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/_89788206_examspaper2.jpg\" alt=\"The cartoon of Mr Zuma was used in a question for grade six pupils\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{A South African school has apologised for setting an exam question using a satirical cartoon of President Jacob Zuma floating in a pool full of money.} Students had to identify the man in the picture and say whether they would vote for him or not, using the cartoon &#8220;as a source&#8221; in their answers. 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