Interviews with Zapiro

Zapiro has given many interviews to the press, radio and television about his work and his views on current issues. This section provides links to some of these interviews where we have been able to track down either the text of a printed interview or a recording of a radio or television interview on the web.

• Interview for The Times Multimedia with Poppie Mphuthing on 15 April 2008. Play...
• Interview with Riz Khan on Aljazeera television on 4 July 2007. Play...
• Interview with Anne Blair-Gould about his background and winning the Prince Claus Award broadcast in English on Radio Netherlands on 16 December 2005. Play...
• Interview : What makes Zapiro tick? Listen to Zapiro explain the way he goes about developing his cartoons. Recording on the occasion of the design indaba 10 conference, which was held in February 2007. Play

• Interview : Zapiro's new book -Mandela files July 2008: Zapiro talks about his new book 'The Mandela Files' and gives us a sneak preview of some of the cartoons that will be featured in his book. Play
  

• Interview "the Mandela Files" November 2008 : Zapiro speaking to Sunday Times books editor Tymon Smith about his satirical depiction of and commentary on Madiba’s life. In this audio slide show Zapiro explains the significance that this experience has had on his own career and personal growth. Play

• The Mandela Files interview produced by News24 Play

• Video Clip The Comics Jam Session at the 2008 Cape Town Book Fair Artists from France and South Africa got together to take part in an improvised creative process by drawing one comic strip together, mixing their different styles to create one powerful comic strip. Some of the local artists were Andy Mason, Jeremy Nell and Jonathan Shapiro (Zapiro).. Play

• 19th November 2008 - BBC Outlook's Mathew Bannister talks to Zapiro before the opening of the cartoon exhibition of Mandela cartoons at the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Zapiro answers the question "how easy was it to draw Mandela at first? Play

• 20th March 2009- CNN 's Afica Voices Programme - Zapiro has been drawing conclusions about South African politics for over 15 years: cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro talks about the power of the pen. Play

• 21st April 2009- Globalpost's Jeffrey Barbee interviews Jonathan Zapiro just before the 2009 South African elections - Play

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