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Rhodes Must Fall

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

Cecil Rhodes’ shackling of coloured and black voters cruelly distorted face of SA

South Africa

Cecil Rhodes’ shackling of coloured and black voters cruelly distorted face of SA

By Daniel de Kadt and Joachim Wehner

Set in stone, or cast aside? How the mighty have fallen

South Africa

Set in stone, or cast aside? How the mighty have fallen

By Colin Bundy

The Nattrass case and the Dangers of Ahistorical Analogy

South Africa

The Nattrass case and the Dangers of Ahistorical Analogy

By Koni Benson, Linda Cooper, Judy Favish, Kelly Gillespie, Sarah Godsell, Mitchell Hunter & Talya Lubinsky

Turning and Turning – exploring the complexities of South Africa’s democracy

South Africa

Turning and Turning – exploring the complexities of South Africa’s democracy

By Judith February

#FeesMustFall student activists reflect on their own legacy

South Africa

#FeesMustFall student activists reflect on their own legacy

By Nkateko Mabasa

Op-Ed: Did Iqbal Survé's personal agenda influence newspaper's coverage of UCT?

South Africa

Op-Ed: Did Iqbal Survé's personal agenda influence newspaper's coverage of UCT?

By Ricky Stoch

#FeesMustFall: Free Education is here, but where are the students who fought for it?

South Africa

#FeesMustFall: Free Education is here, but where are the students who fought for it?

By Nkateko Mabasa

Notes from the Scene: When Parliament met the students – at UCT

South Africa

Notes from the Scene: When Parliament met the students – at UCT

By Rebecca Davis

Newsdeck

UCT discloses planned 8% fee increase

By News24

SRC Elections: EFF’s Student Command attempts to redefine student politics at Wits

South Africa

SRC Elections: EFF’s Student Command attempts to redefine student politics at Wits

By Nkateko Mabasa

Q&A: Max Price on UCT’s year of living on the edge

South Africa

Q&A: Max Price on UCT’s year of living on the edge

By Andrew Brown