Rhodes Statue

An epidemic of heritage vandalism

Article bogdan TagDiv - 14 May 2015

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

Rhodes has fallen, now we must rise

Article Ofentse Mboweni & Luke Feltham - 7 May 2015

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Letters to the editor: April 10 to 16 2015

Article bogdan TagDiv - 10 Apr 2015

Readers voice their opinion on Qur'an rules, textbooks and statues.

Heritage Council on back foot as Rhodes falls

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 9 Apr 2015

Experts grapple with the vexed issue of how to deal with statues glorifying an oppressive past.

Steve Hofmeyr blames statue defacement on illiteracy

Article Ockert De Villiers - 8 Apr 2015

The controversial Afrikaans singer said illiteracy "has everything to do with" the defacement of historical statues.

EFF and ANC at odds over ‘offensive’ statues

Article bogdan TagDiv - 8 Apr 2015

The EFF has said the ruling party is too accommodating in its approach to the removal of symbols that glorify colonisation and apartheid.

We must show that we defeated apartheid

Article bogdan TagDiv - 8 Apr 2015

Symbols aren't inanimate objects, they are powerful devices that must be removed if they pay homage to a dark and oppressive past, says Khaya Dlanga.

Colonialist statues are a mote in varsity students’ eyes

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 31 Mar 2015

South African student leaders explain the movement to wipe Eurocentricism off the face of their campuses.

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