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Cecil John Rhodes statue - OkayAfrica

Statue of Cecil Rhodes, a prominent political figure and former Prime Minister of the Cape Colony in South Africa.

Photo by: Edwin Remsberg / VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Supports Removal of Apartheid Statues

This past Heritage Day, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that monuments 'glorifying' the country's 'divisive past' should be repositioned and relocated.