Topic: Jacob Zuma

Painting of South African President's Penis Defaced

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Everyone's a critic, apparently. Displeased by South African artist Brett Murray's controversial semi-nude portrait of President Jacob Zuma, two men, a middle aged white man and a young black man, defaced it with paint Tuesday.

By Alexander Abad-Santos

May 18, 2012

Surprisingly, Painting of South African President's Penis Creates Controversy

Apparently suggesting that the ruling party in South Africa is corrupt is fine as long as you don't make a mockery out of President Jacob Zuma's penis. 

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 21, 2011

So, Newsmakers, You Think You Can Dance?

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is not the first world leader to get caught in the act

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