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Cecil John Rhodes

Put an end to four centuries of corporate plundering of Africa
Thought Leader
/ 7 June 2025

Put an end to four centuries of corporate plundering of Africa

Companies must be held accountable for their depredations before the next scramble for the continent under the guise of a green transition

By Christopher Gevers
South African universities fall short of ‘deep transformation’
Thought Leader
/ 30 June 2023

South African universities fall short of ‘deep transformation’

There should be reconsideration of the existing reporting requirements of universities, including in relation to the overall format, content, presentation, and quality of reporting

By Thierry M. Luescher, Bongiwe Mncwango, André Keet and Crain Soudien
Questioning state and corporate motives should be routine
Analysis
/ 12 June 2023

Questioning state and corporate motives should be routine

Captains of industry may appear the benevolent saviours of a state in decline, but we ought to question their intentions

By Sarah Smit
For Africans, the British empire was neither benign nor good
Opinion
/ 12 September 2022

For Africans, the British empire was neither benign nor good

Britain consolidated its rapacious theft of territories in Africa and Asia during the reign of Elizabeth II’s great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria

By Tembeka Ngcukaitobi
Land, slavery and cattle matter: To move forward, we need to look back
Opinion
/ 19 May 2021

Land, slavery and cattle matter: To move forward, we need to look back

In a three-part series on South Africa’s land question, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi takes a look at the colonial conquests that drove us here

By Tembeka Ngcukaitobi
F*ck this view, we’re heading north: Reliving ‘Mermaid Fillet’
Friday
/ 16 January 2021

F*ck this view, we’re heading north: Reliving ‘Mermaid Fillet’

Mia Arderne’s debut novel is, partly, a homage to place. Flashes of Cape Town’s northern suburbs pop up, offering hazy solace to the characters. Phumlani Pikoli went along for the ride.

By Mia Arderne
Review: ‘A New Country’ portrays the lingering aftertaste of a bittersweet freedom
Friday
/ 13 August 2020

Review: ‘A New Country’ portrays the lingering aftertaste of a bittersweet freedom

Taking its cues from the dimming of the hope suggested by rainbowism, ‘A New Country’ attempts to articulate the depths of betrayal South Africans feel

By Kwanele Sosibo
Oxford’s position on Rhodes Must Fall is bad politics — and even worse history
Opinion
/ 15 June 2020

Oxford’s position on Rhodes Must Fall is bad politics — and even worse history

It is misleading to use Nelson Mandela’s name to defend the Cecil John Rhodes statue

By Nic Cheeseman
Human Rights Day reminds us of our progress and failures
Article
/ 20 March 2020

Human Rights Day reminds us of our progress and failures

The history of human rights in South Africa is complex, not least because the removal of oppression has not equated to substantive liberation

By Mikhail Moosa
Cambridge University investigates its links to slavery
Article
/ 30 April 2019

Cambridge University investigates its links to slavery

The two-year project will seek ‘appropriate ways to publicly acknowledge past links to slavery and to address its impact’

By Agency
Free State explores statutes on statues
Article
/ 16 November 2018

Free State explores statutes on statues

No matter the future for the Steyn statue, the university’s process has already reaped rewards

By Staff Reporter
Transformation began 50 years ago
Article
/ 2 November 2018

Transformation began 50 years ago

The first bid to place Africa at the heart of literary studies took place in Kenya

By Idowu Omoyele
Self-loathing and self-repression lead to the suppression of the “other”
Article
/ 21 August 2018

Self-loathing and self-repression lead to the suppression of the “other”

New guidelines for psychological work with queer people will advance everyone’s mental health

By Staff Reporter
20 years after the ‘Mamdani affair’, the old adversary rejoins UCT
Article
/ 5 June 2018

20 years after the ‘Mamdani affair’, the old adversary rejoins UCT

The academic who took on the university’s ‘bantu’ curriculum has returned, marking a ‘path towards decolonisation’

By Sarah Smit
Rainbowism is in a sunken place
Article
/ 5 January 2018

Rainbowism is in a sunken place

South Africa’s reality is, as a comedian put it, like a playground bully being angry about having to share a stolen bike

By Kwanele Sosibo
Into the heart of white suburbia and the fear of the black body
Article
/ 20 December 2017

Into the heart of white suburbia and the fear of the black body

Maybe it’s being raised in racist enclaves. Whatever it is, white people still believe they are the rightful owners of South Africa

By Mvelase Peppetta
A death on Josiah Chinamano Avenue
Article
/ 20 December 2017

A death on Josiah Chinamano Avenue

In Harare the fates of trees and people seem to be intertwined

By Percy Zvomuya
A name change would be pointless if Rhodes still coddles white supremacy
Article
/ 11 December 2017

A name change would be pointless if Rhodes still coddles white supremacy

The facts not in dispute are that Cecil John Rhodes was an “arch-imperialist and white supremacist who treated people of this region as sub-human"

By Philip Machanick
No name change for Rhodes University following council vote
Article
/ 6 December 2017

No name change for Rhodes University following council vote

The university council said in a statement that it had been a difficult decision to make and there were no winners from the process.

By Staff Reporter
Old-world diction, flawed punditry and the fight for Zimbabwe’s future
Article
/ 30 November 2017

Old-world diction, flawed punditry and the fight for Zimbabwe’s future

The single greatest failure of current punditry is the refusal to recognise that context matters.

By Peter Vale
Old pirates and new gangsters
Article
/ 10 November 2017

Old pirates and new gangsters

I kept seeing McRaney’s face, and recalled his manner, while reading The Cowboy Capitalist, but Hearst was a real person.

By Shaun De Waal
Look at the kwerekwere in the mirror
Analysis
/ 9 June 2016

Look at the kwerekwere in the mirror

Black South Africans have embraced European ideas, so why can’t citizenship be equally fluid?

By Staff Reporter
Review: The People versus the Rainbow Nation
Article
/ 20 April 2016

Review: The People versus the Rainbow Nation

This new documentary is a rollercoaster ride of students’ struggles for free education. But does it move you?

By Kwanele Sosibo
Tertiary institutions must initiate change, not pacify donors
Article
/ 9 March 2016

Tertiary institutions must initiate change, not pacify donors

The Rhodes Trust tries to mollify criticism of Cecil John Rhodes’s legacy while not offending its wealthy alumni and other donors.

By Sen Muller
#RhodesMustFall: Oxford alumni keep the colonial fires burning
Article
/ 11 February 2016

#RhodesMustFall: Oxford alumni keep the colonial fires burning

Mr Chancellor, you canvassed only imperialist beneficiaries about whether the statue of Cecil Rhodes should stay, writes Carina Venter.

By Staff Reporter
#RhodesMustFall: Lessons to be drawn
Analysis
/ 10 February 2016

#RhodesMustFall: Lessons to be drawn

Chris Zithulele Mann says that to remove the statue is to ignore what lurks within all of us, making it more difficult to identify our own prejudices.

By Chris Mann
Oriel College’s Rhodes statue just a red herring
Africa
/ 4 February 2016

Oriel College’s Rhodes statue just a red herring

British students need to turn their attention to the glaring inequalities that persist in society rather than focus on removing old statues.

By Peter Scott
‘Rhodes did not buy our silence’
Article
/ 14 January 2016

‘Rhodes did not buy our silence’

Students find their Rhodes scholarship best way to protest racist legacy.

By Staff Reporter
The hashtags cometh: Must-have #MustFalls for 2016
Article
/ 7 January 2016

The hashtags cometh: Must-have #MustFalls for 2016

There are a number of trends, attitudes and phenomena that we could quite happily do without this year, thank you very much, writes Gus Silber.

By Gus Silber
This is the year varsities will transform – Blade
Article
/ 14 May 2015

This is the year varsities will transform – Blade

In the wake of the #RhodesMustFall movement, the minister is pushing for "urgent" demographic changes at the country’s universities.

By Bongani Nkosi
An epidemic of heritage vandalism
Article
/ 14 May 2015

An epidemic of heritage vandalism

The Union Buildings in Pretoria seem to have escaped the anger unleashed on "colonial monuments", unlike statues of Paul Kruger and Cecil John Rhodes.

By Luke Alfred
21 years in SA literature: How the local pen has flowed
Article
/ 23 April 2015

21 years in SA literature: How the local pen has flowed

The fall of apartheid’s structures has allowed fiction to explore a range of social issues.

By Jane Rosenthal
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