Vandals Deface Satirical Portrait Of South African President

“One man painted a red cross across [Jacob] Zuma’s face and penis while a younger man spread black paint over the image. The younger man was reportedly assaulted by security guards [in the Johannesburg gallery]. The 1.85-metre-high painting, entitled The Spear, has bitterly divided South Africans,” with Zuma and the ANC party suing to have the painting taken down.