South African Students Demand Rhodes Statue Removal

Hundreds of University of Cape Town students staged a protest march on Friday demanding the removal from the campus of a statue of Cecil John Rhodes, the British imperialist regarded as one of the main proponents of white colonial domination. Twenty years after the end of white-minority rule, South Africa is still grappling with the legacy of centuries of racism, and the names of roads, buildings and other cultural symbols remain deeply emotive and divisive. 30-year-old political science student Chumani Maxwele, who sparked the furor when he flung human faeces on the statue two weeks ago said, "We want to re-imagine South Africa and how can we re-imagine South Africa if we are still reminded of such symbols."