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The statue of Cecil John Rhodes is bound by straps as it awaits removal from the University of Cape Town (UCT), April 9, 2015. UCT's Council voted on Wednesday to remove of the statue of the former Cape Colony governor, after protests by students
Global Politics
Statue of Rhodes Scholar founder booted from South Africa campus, to cheers
On April 9th in Pretoria, South African Afrikaner singer Sunette Bridges chained herself to the statue of former Boer leader Paul Kruger, known as the father of the Afrikaner nation, to protest against calls for its removal. The statue was covered in gree
Global Politics
South Africa’s most famous cartoonist considers what to do with statues of white oppressors
Arts, Culture & Media
University of Cape Town Student Newspaper Conducts ‘Most Attractive Race’ Poll