Hundreds of Zuma supporters gathered outside the court today, some holding posters that read: "President Zuma has a right to human dignity and privacy."
The incident was caught on camera by a local TV crew, whose footage shows a middle-aged white man painting a red cross over Zuma's face and a younger black man smearing the rest of Zuma's body with black paint.
Antonio Manfredi, the museum's director, set fire to the first painting on Tuesday. He said, "Our 1,000 artworks are headed for destruction anyway because of the government's indifference."
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