Rhodes Statue
latest news & developmentsAn 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.
Rhodes has fallen, now we must rise
Desiring change isn’t enough: this is how we want political thinking at university to be transformed.
Letters to the editor: April 10 to 16 2015
Readers voice their opinion on Qur’an rules, textbooks and statues.
Heritage Council on back foot as Rhodes falls
Experts grapple with the vexed issue of how to deal with statues glorifying an oppressive past.
Steve Hofmeyr blames statue defacement on illiteracy
The controversial Afrikaans singer said illiteracy "has everything to do with" the defacement of historical statues.
EFF and ANC at odds over ‘offensive’ statues
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
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.
EFF and ANC at odds over ‘offensive’ statues
The EFF has said the ruling party is too accommodating in its approach to the removal of symbols that glorify colonisation and apartheid.
Colonialist statues are a mote in varsity students’ eyes
South African student leaders explain the movement to wipe Eurocentricism off the face of their campuses.