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Cecil Rhodes

Africa’s ‘sleeping’ language, |xam, has been written in stone at Oxford University

Maverick Life

Africa’s ‘sleeping’ language, |xam, has been written in stone at Oxford University

By Elleke Boehmer and Luan Staphorst

Statues and Storms: Rhodes Must Fall – an idea whose time had come

Politics

Statues and Storms: Rhodes Must Fall – an idea whose time had come

By Max Price

A (seemingly) never-ending story: Corruption in South Africa

South Africa

A (seemingly) never-ending story: Corruption in South Africa

By Victoria O’Regan

Athi Patra-Ruga: SA artist plans challenge to another Cecil John Rhodes statue

South Africa

Athi Patra-Ruga: SA artist plans challenge to another Cecil John Rhodes statue

By Rebecca Davis

Right of Response: #RhodesMustFall – Careful, Rebecca Hodes, your colour is showing

South Africa

Right of Response: #RhodesMustFall – Careful, Rebecca Hodes, your colour is showing

By #Rhodesmustfall

It’s not about the statues, Stupid!

South Africa

It’s not about the statues, Stupid!

By Ranjeni Munusamy

It’s official: #RhodesWillFall

South Africa

It’s official: #RhodesWillFall

By Rebecca Davis

Op-Ed: Statues of thought and symbols of resistance

South Africa

Op-Ed: Statues of thought and symbols of resistance

By Greg Nicolson

#RhodesMustFall: Who’s driving the debate?

South Africa

#RhodesMustFall: Who’s driving the debate?

By Marianne Thamm

‘The Rhodes statue must fall’: UCT’s radical rebirth

South Africa

‘The Rhodes statue must fall’: UCT’s radical rebirth

By Rebecca Hodes