Statue protest
A theme park for colonial statues on the cards
Delegates discussed how to deal with colonial symbols and the 'transformation of the heritage landscape'.
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Zille: More focus should be on poverty
Zille says while debates around statues and historical symbols are important, the focus should be on poverty.
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CARTOON: Monumental Repression
CARTOON: Monumental Repression
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Queen Victoria vandalism: Suspect walks
The suspect was released from police custody due to insufficient evidence.
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Zuma: Anger doesn't build a nation, it destroys it
President Jacob Zuma on Friday gave his input to the statue debate at the unveiling of a new Chris Hani monument built in South Park Cemetery in Johannesburg on Friday.
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Activists deface Louis Botha statue outside Parliament
It's the latest in a string of statues to be targeted by activists calling for the end of colonial statues.
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Steve Hofmeyr says Kruger must stay
A small group of Afrikaners, including singers Steve Hofmeyr and Sunette Bridges, protested against calls to remove a statue of Paul Kruger surrounded by the four 'burgers' in Pretoria's Church Square.
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Steve Hofmeyr, Sunette Bridges defend Paul Kruger statue
Hofmeyr says removal of statues of any historical figure would erase parts of South Africa’s history.
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Afrikaner groups wade into statue debate
A small group of demonstrators gathered in Cape Town on Wednesday to voice their anger about recent attempts to excise monuments of historical figures.
