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South Africa:
Statement on the Removal of Rhodes Statue from Rehad Desai
Miners Shot Down, 26 March 2015
The fight over the removal Rhodes statue carries meaning through to today. Rhodes stood for the untrammelled exploitation of South Africa and the wider continents resources for the… Read more »
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South Africa:
We Love UCT - Says Student Who Covered Rhodes in Shit
The Journalist, 25 March 2015
"It gives us an opportunity to interrogate the ills of society" Read more »
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South Africa:
Statue of King George V Is Part of Our History, Say UKZN Students
The Daily Vox, 25 March 2015
After three weeks of student protests, the University of Cape Town (UCT) senate has approved the removal of a statue of Cecil John Rhodes from campus, although the decision will be… Read more »
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South Africa:
#RhodesMustFall - the Spatial Geography (and Power Relations) of the Statue
The Daily Vox, 24 March 2015
Over the couple of last weeks, calls for the removal of a statue of Cecil John Rhodes at the University of Cape Town (UCT) have led to debates about transformation, and accusations… Read more »
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South Africa:
Student Rage and the Battle for Transformation At SA's Universities
The Daily Vox, 24 March 2015
Black students at a number of former white universities in South Africa have started one of the most necessary youth conversations in a long time. From the University of the… Read more »
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South Africa:
#RhodesMustFall - UCT Students Occupy Bremner Building
The Daily Vox, 24 March 2015
Students demanding that the University of Cape Town (UCT) set a date for the removal of a statue of Cecil John Rhodes on campus have entered the fifth day of their sit-in at the… Read more »
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South Africa:
Of Statues and History, or, How Do You Deal With a Problem Like Cecil Rhodes?
Daily Maverick, 23 March 2015
The current angry scuffle, over whether or not the University of Cape Town should continue to be host to a statue of Cecil Rhodes in light of his less than salubrious life,… Read more »
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South Africa:
Political Parties' Predictable Responses to #rhodesmustfall
The Daily Vox, 20 March 2015
Political parties have rushed to weigh in on the question of what to do with UCT's statue of colonialist Cecil John Rhodes. The reaction has been annoyingly predictable. The EFF… Read more »
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South Africa:
Colonial Statue Triggers Race Debate
DW, 21 March 2015
University of Cape Town students have called for the removal of a statue of British colonialist Cecil John Rhodes from university grounds. The event reveals deeper discontent with… Read more »