Efforts to halt anti-Zuma march fail – all systems go
It’s all systems go for the Save SA march to the Union Buildings on Friday to call for President Jacob Zuma to step down.
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ANC’s Mantashe on vandalising statues: “The hammer approach is opportunistic, it’s anarchy, it’s dangerous.”
The country’s history could not be destroyed and attempts to do so would polarise society, African National Congress secretary general Gwede Mantashe says.
The Rhodes ruckus: Statues, Names, Inconsistencies and Life’s Uncertainties
“More than a century after his death, Cecil John Rhodes finds ‘himself’ in a crate, with a plastic bag wrapped around his face. He is, of course, not at all bothered by this.” Read more on Gerhard Papenfus’ thoughts on the removal of the Rhodes statue. Well worth a read.
Rhodes statue’s fate will be decided today
The fate of the statue of Cecil John Rhodes on the University of Cape Town’s upper campus will be decided on today, with the institution’s Council set to act on a recommendation by the university’s Senate that the statue be moved.