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EFF leader Julius Malema visited the family of Mthokozisi Ntumba, who was shot dead, allegeldy by police, during the Wits University protests

Mthokozisi Ntumba: Who’s the man killed during Wits protests? South Africans have reacted angrily to the death of Mthokozisi Ntumba, the man who was killed by police during the Wits University student protests The death of Mthokozisi Ntumba during Wits University’s student protests has shocked South Africans, without a doubt. The 35 year-old man was shot dead allegedly by members of the South African Police Service (SAPS), on Wednesday, 10 March 2021. Protesting students filled the streets ...

ANC secretary general Ace Magashule addressed outraged Wits University students who are not backing down on their demands

This week saw violent scenes outside Wits with students calling for Wits to relax the red tape holding some students back from registering for the 2021 academic year.

Protesting Wits University students have no plans on backing down on their demands for the institution’s management to allow their indebted counterparts to register

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Cecil Rhodes statue at Oriel College CALLS for the removal of statue of 19th century imperialist Cecil Rhodes from the side of Oriel College have led to an inquiry, soon due to give its verdict. The inquiry was set up in the wake of protests last summer to investigate the background of the statue, the grade-II* listed building it sits on, and why people living in Oxford think it should be removed. The inquiry was originally going to report its findings this month (January), but has pushed...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Op-Ed: These two peaks in the San Gabriel Mountains honor racists. They must be renamed [Los Angeles Times] In 1952, Californians met atop a peak in the San Gabriel Mountains and christened it Mt. Burnham. They were posthumously honoring Frederick Russell Burnham, a Pasadena resident who had risen to fame as a soldier of fortune in southern Africa. Strangely enough, this wasn’t the only mountain in the region with an African connection. In 1931, Burnham himself ha...

In 1952, Californians met atop a peak in the San Gabriel Mountains and christened it Mt. Burnham. They were posthumously honoring Frederick Russell Burnham, a Pasadena resident who had risen to fame as a soldier of fortune in southern Africa. Strangely enough, this wasn’t the only mountain in the region with an African connection. In 1931, Burnham himself had organized a state ceremony to name a summit a mile away in honor of Robert Baden-Powell, a defender of the English crown in southern Af...

JUDITH FEBRUARY: On 25 years of democracy & rethinking our Constitution Robert Frost, “Kitty Hawk” On 5 December 2020 we marked the seventh anniversary of Madiba’s passing, and on 10 December South Africa marked the 24th anniversary of the final Constitution that was signed into law by Madiba in Sharpeville in 1996. Somehow it seems fitting that these important events are five days apart on the calendar, even if separated by 17 years. The adoption of our final Constitution was a signific...