Oxford’s Rhodes to fall. Van Gogh’s brothel letters. US stockpiled wrong drug. Cocaine hotline. SA restaurants to reopen.
The Rhodes Must Fall campaign has made its way across the shores to the land of the colonial master and people are not happy.
UCT’s The Trans Collective took a stand against their own on Tuesday afternoon, demonstrating just how important it is to police the movement you follow.
There were awful scenes playing out across the University of Free State campus yesterday, the worst of which may have taken place on the main rugby field.
As the rand plummets and the media is saturated with incidents of racism the world takes notice. These guys don’t seem all that optimistic.
Things stepped up a notch in Cape Town’s Company Gardens this morning after an unidentified group tried to remove the Cecil John Rhodes statue.
UCT have finally broken their silence on why Chumani Maxwele, the face of the ‘Rhodes Must Fall’ campaign, was suspended last month. Their account doesn’t paint a pretty picture.
It looks like the statue debate is set to rage on after another paint-inspired defacement of a statue in the Eastern Cape. Yes, people are still angry.
The man who was to many the face of the ‘Rhodes Must Fall’ campaign has been suspended by the University of Cape Town. He is citing foul play.
It seems the students behind the removal of the Cecil John Rhodes statue aren’t going to rest after that success. Next up it’s Max Price who is coming under fire.
Just when you thought you had heard it all regarding statues someone pops a bronze JZ on top of Lion’s Head. Some were impressed, some were certainly not.
We’re probably all in need of a little cheering up after today’s cricket. Let’s take a moment to appreciate the somewhat lighter side of the debates raging across the country’s campuses.