Writing history is often a matter of rewriting earlier histories as present perspectives shift and change.
Photographer David Goldblatt and Jeremy Kuper discuss old monuments and moves by students to have statues like that of Cecil John Rhodes removed.
How do we make sense of the terrible violence being committed against other Africans? asks Verashni Pillay.
The imagining of a friendship between Sol Plaatje and Cecil Rhodes feels particularly relevant right now.
Mahatma Gandhi’s pacifist philosophy inspired many, but his remarks about black South Africans mean his legacy is not beyond reproach.
As the new vice-chancellor, Sizwe Mabizela could lead Rhodes in radical reform – or quell the revolt.
The University of Cape Town’s council ruled that the statue of Cecil John Rhodes, the centre of much debate over the last few weeks, must be removed.
The EFF has said the ruling party is too accommodating in its approach to the removal of symbols that glorify colonisation and apartheid.
South African student leaders explain the movement to wipe Eurocentricism off the face of their campuses.
The EFF leader also stressed that the battle against white supremacy cannot be won until universities offer free education.
Don’t belittle the act of defacing symbols of the oppression students say is being upheld at universities, writes Victoria John.
Minister Nathi Mthethwa won’t support any violent removal of Cecil Rhodes’ statue from the UCT campus and urges an amicable resolution to the matter.
What’s in a name? Mandela Rhodes Foundation and Rhodes University grapple with a colonial legacy.
Cecil John Rhodes is buried just outside Bulawayo, but a Zanu-PF official – inspired by UCT protesters – wants his remains sent to the UK.
Julius Malema has offered the services of the EFF to remove the statue of Cecil John Rhodes along with any other symbol of colonialism and apartheid.
The best way to atone for his privilege is to use what he has left behind and direct it towards something that would make him turn in his grave.
Black students have taken to Twitter to voice their experiences of white privilege on the Rhodes University campus.
When a statue of the British imperialist went missing, it found an improbable champion in a Mahikeng local who has waged an uphill battle to find it.
Readers share their views on Mandela legitimising Cecil John Rhodes’s legacy, anti-gay laws and the history of the ANC.
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/ 13 September 2007
The prevalence of corruption and other forms of crime in South Africa reflected a society that had embraced a culture of individualism, President Thabo Mbeki said on Wednesday. Delivering the eighth annual Steve Biko memorial lecture at the University of Cape Town, Mbeki said social ills such as corruption represented society’s rejection of positive moral values.