In the context of this artwork, discuss the Consequences of the ANC response.
The ANC's public condemnation of the painting brought widespread local and international attention to the painting, where otherwise it may have remained a relatively obscure piece of work.  For this reason, the action and subsequent fall-out has been characterised as an example of the Streisand effect. Subsequently, The Spear has been featured in editorials and news features in all forms of traditional and digital media.
Former ANC leader Oliver Tambo's daughter Tselane Tambo was of the opinion that Zuma deserved Murray's portrayal of him. She wrote on a social networking site, "Do the poor enjoy poverty? Do the unemployed enjoy hopelessness? Do those who can’t get housing enjoy homelessness? He must get over it. No one is having a good time. He should inspire the reverence he craves. This portrait is what he inspired. Shame neh!”.The media boycott of City Press by the ANC and various public figures led to the newspaper eventually removing the painting from its website on 28 May 2012.
Oliver Tambo Streisand effect