Rhodes's attack 'similar to sphinxes'

Rhodes's attack 'similar to sphinxes' – (curated as of interest to Rhodes Memorial and Cape Town).

Cape Town – The slicing off of the nose of the Cecil John Rhodes statue at Rhodes Memorial last week has been likened to what could have happened to the faces of ancient sphinxes in Egypt. The act has now been compared to what many historians believe …
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Memorial held for Rhodes Park victim – (curated as of interest to Rhodes Memorial and Cape Town).

The memorial service of 25-year-old teacher Zukisa Kela is expected to be held today at the Westbury Secondary School in Johannesburg. Kela, who was a teacher at the school was tied up and drowned by 12 men at Rhodes Park Dam, along with his friend …
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South African students demand Rhodes statue removal – (curated as of interest to Rhodes Memorial and Cape Town).

It was unveiled in 1934 and is one of three monuments to the arch-imperialist erected around Cape Town, including the massive Romanesque granite Rhodes Memorial on the slopes of Table Mountain overlooking the university. Born in England in 1853, …
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