Zuma family in court over painting

Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg, which displayed the painting, and the City Press newspaper which posted the portrait on its website.
“President Zuma has a right to human dignity and privacy,” read posters carried by some protesters.
On Tuesday, the court postponed hearing on the case to yesterday after the painting was vandalised by two men who were later arrested. The ANC said Zuma would not appear in court and his six children would represent him in the case instead. Zuma would be delivering a lecture on one of the ANC’s founders Pixley ka Seme in the Eastern Cape at the time of the hearing, ANC spokesperson Jackson Mthembu said.
He said the ruling party is ready for court action to defend the image of Zuma and the ANC itself. “Millions and millions are offended, and those millions are not necessarily black people only. They find it insulting,” said Mthembu. Mthembu said the ANC wants the court to rule that the freedom of expression should not be above the freedom to privacy.
“We call upon all South Africans to support this noble course and to demonstrate rejection to this act of indecency, vulgar and disrespect of the Constitution of our country and the values it stands for,” he said.  
The Goodman Gallery lawyers argue that the painting cannot be banned because the Constitution protects the right to artistic expression.
On Wednesday, the Goodman Gallery removed the painting from display after it was defaced.
“We have removed the painting from the premises to a safe location pending the court case,” the gallery said in a statement. — Xinhua.