ARTICLES RELATING TO
LOUIS MABOKELA
A man accused of defacing Brett Murray's artwork The Spear with black paint must be acquitted, his lawyer Johan Spangenberg says.
About 60 people have toyi-toyied outside the Hillbrow Magistrate's Court ahead of the appearance of a man accused of vandalising a painting of President Jacob Zuma.
The Spear painting by artist Brett Murray has been was accepted unaltered by a German buyer, who paid around R120 000 for the piece, the Hillbrow Magistrate's Court has heard.
Louis Mabokela has pleaded not guilty in the Hillbrow Magistrate's Court to defacing Brett Murray's painting The Spear.
The Hillbrow Magistrate's Court is packed ahead of the appearance of Louis Mabokela on charges of malicious damage to property, for allegedly smearing Brett Murray's painting The Spear.
The case against a Goodman Gallery security guard accused of assaulting a man who defaced The Spear painting has been postponed.
The assault case against Goodman Gallery security guard Paul Molesiwa has been postponed in the Hillbrow Magistrate's Court
The trial of two men accused of vandalising a painting depicting President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed has been postponed.
A Goodman Gallery security guard accused of assaulting a man who defaced The Spear painting has appeared in the Hillbrow Magistrate's Court.
Police union Popcru has agreed with a Hillbrow magistrate who berated police in a court case arising from the defacing of The Spear painting of President Jacob Zuma.
The Limpopo man accused of defacing The Spear painting has been fired, according to a report.
The uncle of one of the men who defaced The Spear has travelled from Limpopo to Johannesburg to join the march against the work and was one of the first to arrive at the protest.
The lawyer for the Goodman Gallery guard arrested for assaulting the man who damaged The Spear says he used force to subdue the vandal as he resisted arrest.
The case against the Goodman Gallery security guard arrested for assaulting a man who damaged The Spear has been postponed to June 29.
The ANC says it's is ready for its High Court action against the Goodman Gallery and City Press over a painting depicting President Jacob Zuma's with exposed genitals.
